Noun: dissipation ,di-su'pey-shun
- Breaking up and scattering by dispersion
"the dissipation of the mist"
- Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"mindless dissipation of natural resources";
- waste, wastefulness
- Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
"His dissipation led to financial ruin";
- profligacy, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness
Derived forms: dissipations
Type of: activity, dispersion, intemperance, intemperateness, scattering, self-indulgence
Encyclopedia: Dissipation