consumption synonyms

consumption

n.

  1. The act of consuming

    using, eating, using up, decay, burning, expenditure, exhaustion, depletion, dissipation, dispersion, misuse, destruction, devastation, diminution, loss, damage, wear and tear, ruin, desolation; see also destruction 1, eating, waste 1.

    Antonyms saving, conservation*, preservation. *

  2. Tuberculosis

    phthisis, pulmonary consumption, lung disease; see disease, tuberculosis.

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