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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

But whilst Danish policymakers saw policies through, she argues that in the UK the momentum "dissipated", as other priorities and short-term problems emerged.

From BBC

The altercation dissipated quickly, according to the complaint, but then at about 1:46 a.m.,

From Los Angeles Times

"The necessity that was driving that concept has dissipated."

From BBC

“The concern was that in large concentrates the particles would be hazardous. But the cloud has since dissipated.”

From Los Angeles Times