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dissipation

/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

  2. 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.

  3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.

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