Dissipated
/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪ.tɪd/noun
Wasted, squandered, or morally unrestrained, especially in a way suggesting indulgence.
Did you know?It comes from Latin roots meaning “to scatter apart,” and in English it later took on the darker sense of a person whose life is broken up by excess and indulgence.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dissipāre
“to scatter, disperse, or drive apart”
Late Latin
Latin
dissipātus
“scattered, dispersed”
14th Century
Middle English
dissipat(e)
“to scatter or disperse”
16th Century
English
dissipated
“scattered; later, ruined by excess or indulgence”
Modern English
English
dissipated
“wasted, debauched, or morally lax”