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[ dis-uh-pey-tid ] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪ tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dissipated ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveindulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute. Origin of dissipatedFirst recorded in 1600–10; dissipate + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM dissipateddis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverbdis·si·pa·ted·ness, nounnon·dis·si·pat·ed, adjectivenon·dis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverb non·dis·si·pat·ed·ness, nounun·dis·si·pat·ed, adjectivewell-dis·si·pat·ed, adjective Words nearby dissipateddissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system, dissociable, dissocial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dissipatedIn some cases the cost can linger long after the pleasure has dissipated. The High Cost of An Orgasm: Is Momentary Pleasure Worth a Lifetime of Regret?|Aurora Snow|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the darkness that enveloped Don at the end of the season may not have dissipated just yet. ‘Mad Men’: Creator Matthew Weiner Shares 10 Facts About Season 6|Jace Lacob|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is a product of the baby-boomer ethos, and if a sense of inevitability has dissipated, good riddance. American Dream May Have Waned for Some, But Lives On for Many|Zachary Karabell|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST This dissipated as the anticipated quick revolt turned into an astonishingly brutal and prolonged war. Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor|Finlay Young|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“This actually really surpassed my expectations,” Lawrence told us later on, well after the crowd had dissipated. Geeks Converge on NYC to Protest Anti-Piracy Bills|Brian Ries|January 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Latent heat is therefore not dissipated, it is merely transformed and has taken on the form of molecular elasticity. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism|Friedrich Engels We followed his advice, and in a few minutes had left the dissipated miners to their revels. The Gold Hunter's Adventures|William H. Thomes No doubt it is a law of taste that force may be dissipated by repetition if carried beyond a certain point. Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist|Richard G. Moulton Camillo and Camilla agree to wear the mask of a dissipated couple. Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith All fears of immediate inevitable industrial collapse which haunted us at the beginning of the war have been dissipated. The World in Chains|John Mavrogordato
British Dictionary definitions for dissipated
adjectiveindulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched wasted, scattered, or exhausted Derived forms of dissipateddissipatedly, adverbdissipatedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dissipatedblown, scattered, spent, destroyed, exhausted, wasted, squandered, consumed, corrupt, debauched, abandoned, kaput, burnt out, played out, dissolute, intemperate, profligate, rakish, wicked, hellbent |