adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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