dissipation
/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
dissipation noun: the act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Noun
dissipation (countable and uncountable, plural dissipations)
- The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- without loss or dissipation of the matter1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
- the famous dissipation of mankinda. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...
- A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
- 18th century, Patrick Henry in a parliamentary debate
to reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance - I rose by candle-light, and consumed, in the intensest application, the hours which every other individual of our party wasted in enervating slumbers, from the hesternal dissipation or debauch.1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XX, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 196
- 18th century, Patrick Henry in a parliamentary debate
- A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
- Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a thousand avocations and dissipations.1733 May 28, letter from Alexander Pope to Jonathan Swift
- A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
- They conclude[…] the planet will have a final period of rotation between 56 and 88 days, depending on the assumed form of the dissipation function.1965 November 6, G. Colombo, “Rotational Period of the Planet Mercury”, in Nature, volume 208, number 575, →DOI
dissipation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Tagalog
dissipation in Tamil
- சிதறுதல், சிதறடிப்பு, சிற்றின்பம்
dissipation in Urdu
- اللے تللے
dissipation in Malayalam
- അപവ്യയം, ദുർവ്യയം, ധാരാളിത്തം, ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തി, പാഴാക്കൽ
dissipation in Tagalog
- act or state of dispersing
- paglilimayon
- loss of energy
- paglilimayon
Examples of dissipation in a sentence
- He neither wept nor prayed; he cursed and defied: execrated God and man, and gave himself up to reckless dissipation.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], “chapter VIII”, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II)...
- I am sure, Lord Stranleigh, that he has been descanting on the distraction of the woods and the camp, or perhaps the metropolitan dissipation of Philadelphia, [...]1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad, →OL:
- Her face, marked by low passions and dissipation, might once have been lovely.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “What Happened in the Rue Maule”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt...
Forms of dissipation
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Origin of dissipation
From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.
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Questions about dissipation
- What does dissipation mean?
- Dissipation means the act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- What is dissipation in Tamil?
- Dissipation in Tamil is சிதறுதல், சிதறடிப்பு, சிற்றின்பம். See Dissipation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use dissipation in a sentence?
- He neither wept nor prayed; he cursed and defied: execrated God and man, and gave himself up to reckless dissipation.
- What part of speech is dissipation?
- Dissipation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dissipation?
- Dissipation is pronounced /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of dissipation?
- The plural of dissipation is dissipations.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissipation (page history and authors); dissipation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissipation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissipation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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