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dissipated Definition

dis·si·pated (-id)

adjective

  1. scattered
  2. squandered or wasted
  3. characterized by, or showing the harmful effects of, dissipation

dissipated Synonyms

dissipated

modif.

  1. Scattered

    dispersed, strewn, disseminated; see scattered.

  2. Wasted

    squandered, destroyed, consumed; see gone 2, spent 2, wasted.

  3. Corrupt

    intemperate, dissolute, self-indulgent; see sensual 2, wicked 1.

dissipated Quotes

   A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.

—Benchley, Robert Charles