dissipated

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adjective

Synonyms of dissipatednext
: given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedly adverb
dissipatedness noun

dissipated

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past tense and past participle of dissipate

Examples of dissipated in a Sentence

Adjective the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county
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Adjective
Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate. Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1744, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dissipated was in 1744

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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissipated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

Kids Definition

dissipated

adjective
: affected by or showing the effects of dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedly adverb
dissipatedness noun
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