Verschwendung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dissipation noun The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- profusion noun abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
- splurge verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
Verschwendung is used for these senses in English:
- dissipation A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
- profligacy (countable) Careless wastefulness.
- profusion lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance
- splurge An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]
- waste The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
dissipation — full definition
- noun The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- noun A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
- noun A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
- noun A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
profusion — full definition
- noun abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
- noun lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance