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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdissiˌpatedness, noun
  • ˈdissiˌpatedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • dissi·pated·ly adverb
  • dissi·pated·ness noun
  • non·dissi·pated adjective
  • non·dissi·pated·ly adverb
  • non·dissi·pated·ness noun
  • un·dissi·pated adjective
  • well-dissi·pated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissipated1

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

The more I become dissipated, ill, a broken pitcher, the more I too become a creative artist in that great revival of art.

In some cases the cost can linger long after the pleasure has dissipated.

Unfortunately the music show dissipated into a narcissistic auto-tuned rant.

All antsy-ness dissipated when Kristian Nairn, a.k.a. Hodor, lumbered onstage.

But the shock of hearing someone who looks like Grout sing in unaccented Arabic soon dissipated and the crowd fell deadly silent.

Lady Victoria's earlier mood of colossal indifference had been dissipated by her son's return.

He may be considered as one of the learned few whose genius dissipated the gloom of the 8th century.

But this small fear was immediately dissipated when she ran in after bidding Amy good-night.

Bruce now suggested that the enemy, confident that his force was dissipated, would lie open to surprise.

He had the unmistakable air of the dissipated life; he was well dressed, and handsome, in a picturesque way.

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