DISSIPATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word dissipations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISSIPATIONS
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| waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||||
| diffusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration • the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another • the property of being diffused or dispersed • the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||||||||
| dispersion | nounn | |||||||
noun • spreading widely or driving off • the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume • the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||||||||
| dissemination | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate • the property of being diffused or dispersed • the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||||||||
| dissipation | nounn | |||||||
noun • breaking up and scattering by dispersion • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | ||||||||
| scattering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly • the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions • a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby • spreading widely or driving off • the act of scattering | ||||||||
| squandering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • spending resources lavishly and wastefully | ||||||||
| dissolution | nounn | |||||||
noun • separation into component parts • the process of going into solution • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure • the termination of a meeting • the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) | ||||||||
| licentiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being lewd and lascivious • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
| looseness | nounn | |||||||
noun • frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor • freedom from restraint • a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice • the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints • movement or space for movement • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
| profligacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of spending extravagantly • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
| wastefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of wasting resources • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | ||||||||
