dissipated

[dis-uh-pey-tid]

adjective

1. indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

dissipated

/ ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched

2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted

Other Word Forms

• dissipatedly adverb
• dissipatedness noun
• nondissipated adjective
• nondissipatedly adverb
• nondissipatedness noun
• undissipated adjective
• well-dissipated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissipated¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dissipate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Over the course of 2025, a chunk of Nvidia’s demand seems to have dissipated as a result of restrictions imposed both by Washington and Beijing on the sale of Nvidia chips to China.

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The industrial golden age was born in unique conditions that dissipated almost as quickly as they appeared.

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Rare-earth stocks took off when China threatened export controls, but much of the gains have dissipated.

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Like Pakucko, Gleuck recalled suffering health effects during the blowout, including a tightness in her chest and a metallic taste in her mouth that dissipated when she left the area and resumed when she returned.

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For the first time in months, widespread rainfall is drenching the Los Angeles area as a strong band of moisture from a dissipated tropical storm moves north.

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