# dissipation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #36,525

## Definitions
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.
4. A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

## Etymology
From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddissipation`, `disipation`, `disispation`, `dissiaption`, `dissipaiton`, `dissipasion`, `dissipatino`, `dissipationn`, `dissipatoin`, `dissipattion`, `dissippation`, `dissiptaion`, `disspiation`, `dsisipation`, `idssipation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dissipation