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dissipation

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/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ English

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  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.

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