Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

Meaning of dissipation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dissipation

Pronunciation:/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  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.