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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•si•pa•tion /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of wasting one's life in foolish or harmful pleasure:Decades of dissipation had a powerful impact on his health.
the act of scattering or of being scattered:the dissipation of the fog. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•si•pa•tion (dis′ə pā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of dissipating.
- the state of being dissipated;
dispersion;
disintegration. - a wasting by misuse:the dissipation of a fortune.
- mental distraction;
amusement;
diversion. - dissolute way of living, esp. excessive drinking of liquor;
intemperance. - Mechanics[Physics, Mech.]a process in which energy is used or lost without accomplishing useful work, as friction causing loss of mechanical energy.
- Latin dissipātiōn- (stem of dissipātiō), equivalent. to dissipāt(us) (see dissipate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dissipation /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ n - the act of dissipating or condition of being dissipated
- unrestrained indulgence in physical pleasures, esp alcohol
- excessive expenditure; wastefulness
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