dissipation
/ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
noun
- The act of wasting or using up something, especially money, time, or energy, in a careless or foolish way.
- His constant dissipation of his inheritance left him with nothing.
- She regretted the dissipation of her youth on trivial pursuits.
- The project failed due to the dissipation of resources on unnecessary tasks.
- The process of gradually disappearing or being dispersed.
- The dissipation of the morning fog revealed a beautiful landscape.
- Heat dissipation is important for keeping electronics from overheating.
- The crowd's anger led to the rapid dissipation of any hope for peace.
- A lifestyle involving excessive drinking, partying, and other forms of self-indulgence.
- The novel describes the dissipation of the wealthy elite in the 1920s.
- After years of dissipation, he decided to get sober and change his life.
- Her friends worried that her constant partying was leading her into dissipation.
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