useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
“if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste”
Word Forms
dissipate
verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
licentious
adjective
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
loose
adjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
waste
verb
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
wasteful
adjective
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
disipación
rompiendo y esparciendo por dispersión
🇮🇹Italian
dissipazione
disgregarsi e disperdersi per dispersione
🇳🇱Dutch
verstrooiing
opbreken en verstrooien door verspreiding
🇵🇹Portuguese
dissipação
quebrando e espalhando por dispersão
🇷🇺Russian
расточительство
распад и рассеяние путем дисперсии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अपव्यय
बिखर कर टूटना और बिखरना
🇧🇩Bengali
অপচয়
বিচ্ছেদ এবং বিচ্ছুরণ দ্বারা বিক্ষিপ্ত
🇮🇳Tamil
சிதறல்
சிதறல் மூலம் உடைந்து சிதறுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
వెదజల్లడం
చెదరగొట్టడం ద్వారా విడిపోవడం మరియు చెదరగొట్టడం
🇮🇳Marathi
अपव्यय
तुटणे आणि फैलाव करून विखुरणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિસર્જન
વિખેરાઈને વિખેરાઈ જવું અને વિખેરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ
ಪ್ರಸರಣದಿಂದ ಒಡೆಯುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚದುರುವಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിസർജ്ജനം
ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്നതും ചിതറുന്നതും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭੰਗ
ਟੁੱਟਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਫੈਲਾਅ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਿੰਡਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
کھپت
ٹوٹنا اور منتشر ہو کر بکھرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
耗散
通过分散而破碎和分散
🇯🇵Japanese
散逸
分散による分裂と飛散
🇰🇷Korean
소산
분산에 의한 분열과 흩어짐
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiêu tan
vỡ ra và phân tán bằng cách phân tán
🇹🇭Thai
การกระจายตัว
แตกกระจายกระจายออกไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghilangnya
putus dan berhamburan karena dispersi
🇵🇭Filipino
pagwawaldas
paghihiwalay at pagkalat sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakalat
🇲🇾Malay
pelesapan
pecah dan berselerak dengan serakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تبديد
تفكك وتشتت عن طريق التشتت
🇮🇷Persian
اتلاف
شکستن و پراکندگی توسط پراکندگی
🇹🇷Turkish
dağılma
dağılma yoluyla parçalanma ve saçılma
🇮🇱Hebrew
בִּזבּוּז
פירוק ופיזור על ידי פיזור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dissipation'?
The primary meaning of 'dissipation' is 'breaking up and scattering by dispersion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dissipation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dissipation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dissipation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dissipation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'dissipation' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'dissipation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'dissipation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'dissipation' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
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How likely are you to use 'dissipation' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'dissipation' as formal, casual, or slang?
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