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Meaning of dissipation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dissipation
      n 1: breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation
           of the mist"
      2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy},
         {dissipation}, {dissolution}, {licentiousness}, {looseness}]
      3: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or
         consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings
         no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of
         natural resources" [syn: {waste}, {wastefulness},
         {dissipation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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