Standard Lemma guide

dissipated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of dissipate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • led a dissipated life
  • a betting man
  • a card-playing son of a bitch
  • a gambling fool
  • sporting gents and their ladies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: betting, card-playing, sporting

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unrestrained by convention or morality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
  • deplorably dissipated and degraded
  • riotous living
  • fast women

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безпътен (bezpǎten) — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
  • Bulgarian: прахоснически (prahosničeski) — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
  • Czech: prostopášný — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
  • Czech: zhýralý — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
  • Czech: marnotratný — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
  • Greek: ακόλαστος (akólastos) — wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
Real reading context

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