dissipated

American  

[dis-uh-pey-tid] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

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dissipated British  

/ ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched

2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted

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Other Word Forms

• dissipatedly adverb
• dissipatedness noun
• nondissipated adjective
• nondissipatedly adverb
• nondissipatedness noun
• undissipated adjective
• well-dissipated adjective

Etymology

Origin of dissipated

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

Example Sentences

The power they had in qualification dissipated during the warm-up games.

From BBC

Investors have become wary again and the optimism on markets evident earlier in the week has dissipated.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It is the opinion of the Ford Motor Company that automobile exhaust gases are dissipated in the atmosphere quickly and do not present an air pollution problem.”

From Los Angeles Times

As the gay and dissipated Ned, Mr. Taylor is sublimely funny: “Johnny Case? Isn’t that a Joan Crawford western?”

From The Wall Street Journal

By the time it began to assemble, much of the gas in the surrounding disc may have already dissipated, leaving too little material to build a thick atmosphere.

From Science Daily