dissipation

C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction
US /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
noun Freq #66493

Meanings

  1. 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

Etymology

From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.

dissipacion Middle English dissipātiō la-lat
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Topics

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