Definition of DISSIPATED

dissipated

Verb

  • to cause to separate and go in different directions
  • move away from each other
  • spend frivolously and unwisely
  • live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
  • simple past and past participle of dissipate

Adjective Satellite

  • unrestrained by convention or morality
    • "deplorably dissipated and degraded"
  • preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
    • "led a dissipated life"

Adj

  • Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.

Examples

  • James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.

Synonyms

betting, break up, card-playing, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolute, fast, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, libertine, profligate, riotous, scatter, shoot, sporting, spread out, intemperate

Scrabble Score: 14

dissipated: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dissipated: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dissipated: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

dissipated: valid Words With Friends Word