dissipation
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
:
desperdicio
- Perhaps the most tragic manifestation of the ineptitude of Arab regimes is the enormous dissipation of resources, particularly since 1980, without demonstrable strategic advantages.
- dissipation of energy
Examples
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Its status as an archipelagic state of more than fourteen thousand islands, spanning more than 5,000 kilometers from Sumatra to West Irian, encourages the dissipation of state power away from the center.
Academic text (2001) -
The socialist lifestyle is focused only on current consumption and an entropic dissipation of wealth so that 'all have the same.'
Blog text (27) -
Dissipation of power is the objective of those who love liberty.
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Does anyone have an idea of the dissipation involved with transitioning virtually all global energy requirements to electricity?
Blog text (32) -
It is a harder and more realistic approach, this family leadership, and there is less room for pride and dissipation of energy.
Academic text (2007) -
Would ramping up all electric power consumption to support 9-10 billion people provide enough dissipation to continue global warming?
Blog text (32) -
Just like us as individuals, civilization must continually feed to survive and maintain its past accumulated growth against the ever-present forces of dissipation and decay.
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The dissipation of America's middle-class wealth goes all the way back to Nixon and the Shanghai Communique.
Blog text (12) -
A number of dramas faced this outcome, including Lady Eglantine Wallace's The Ton; or Follies of Fashion (1788), which similarly targeted aristocratic dissipation and survived for only three performances.
Academic text (2016) -
The company's dissipation of funds on extravagant projects led to its financial downfall.
Synonyms
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1.2
Careless use of money, time, or other resources
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2.7
An activity that takes time but does not help you
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4.9
Using more food, goods, or natural resources than you need causes harm
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2.9
An action that uses effort but achieves nothing useful
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9.8
A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost
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5.2
Loss of materials or food that could have been used
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4.6
Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss
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7.2
Using valuable things like time or money in a wasteful way
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3.2
Using or throwing away materials so usable parts are lost
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7.4
Using a natural resource so much that it becomes damaged or runs out
A habit of spending money and not saving for the future
An empty, unused area often left after damage or neglect
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating
How Wasteful
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Morphology
Etymology
Dissipation comes from the same root as dissipate, which meant 'to scatter', so imagine energy or money being scattered like coins in the wind. So, dissipation can mean the wasteful or careless loss of resources such as time, energy, or money.