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dissipation definition

dis·si·pa·tion (dis′ə pā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a scattering or being scattered; dispersion
  2. a wasting or squandering
  3. an idle or frivolous amusement or diversion
  4. indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself; intemperance; dissoluteness

Etymology: ME dissipacioun < L dissipatio: see dissipate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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