English Explanatory Dictionary

dissipation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
  2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
  3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
  4. A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissipation.wav

Word forms

dissipation dissipations

Etymology

From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.

Derived words

dissipational dissipation factor dissipation function dissipationless dissipation trail distrail nondissipation power dissipation
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