dissipation
6 synonyms and 2 antonyms for dissipation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The process of scattering or spreading something out until it disappears, or the waste this causes.
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Etymology
This word comes from Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō, and is morphologically dissipate + -ion.
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