DISECONOMY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

diseconomy

noun

Definition of diseconomy

as in wastefulness

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wastefulness

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Such wastefulness in the first half prevented Louisiana from dragging USC into a dogfight.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026
Your hard truth is less likely to change her mind than to start an argument about the wastefulness of taking two cars.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

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