dissipation C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #66493 Meanings 1 noun breaking up and scattering by dispersion The dissipation of the mist. Thesaurus Synonyms debauchmentdispersiondecadenceoverindulgenceprofligacy ↔ Opposites accretion Word family Forms dissipations Derived forms dissipationaldissipationlessdistrailnondissipation Related forms dissipate Common collocations heat dissipation Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion. dissipacion Middle English dissipātiō la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissipation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 66493 ## Meanings 1. breaking up and scattering by dispersion ## Examples - The dissipation of the mist. ## Synonyms - debauchment - dispersion - decadence - overindulgence - profligacy ## Antonyms - accretion ## Derived Forms - dissipational - dissipationless - distrail - nondissipation ## Related Forms - dissipate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dissipacion - Root: dissipātiō ## Etymology From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown