dissipation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- dispersal, disappearance, disintegration, dissolution, scattering, vanishing
- debauchery, dissoluteness, excess, extravagance, indulgence, intemperance, prodigality, profligacy, wantonness, waste

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧si‧pa‧tion /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] formal

1. the process of making something gradually weaker or less until it disappears:
the dissipation of heat

2. the enjoyment of physical pleasures in a way that is harmful:
a life of dissipation

3. the act of wasting money, time, energy etc:
the dissipation of resources

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