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dissipation

Pronunciation: /dɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of dissipation

noun

[mass noun]

1overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living:a descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation

2the squandering of money, energy, or resources:the dissipation of the country’s mineral wealth
Physics loss of energy through its conversion into heat: energy dissipation [count noun]:the dissipations in the switch and diode are small