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dissipated
This term carries a heavy moral weight when describing a person, suggesting a trajectory of decline. It implies a waste of potential or vitality through reckless hedonism, often evoking an image of someone who has become physically frail or mentally clouded due to excessive indulgence in alcohol or luxury.
In a physical or atmospheric sense, the word describes the process of something losing its concentration or intensity. It is frequently used in scientific or meteorological contexts to describe the vanishing of clouds, heat, or energy, shifting the tone from moral judgment to neutral observation.
Meanings
Examples
He spent his youth in a dissipated lifestyle of gambling and drinking.
The morning fog had completely dissipated by noon.
The morning fog had completely dissipated by noon.
Look at him now, just a dissipated shell of the man he once was.
The tension in the room dissipated once the manager started laughing.
I cannot believe he lived such a dissipated life while pretending to be a saint.
The heat from the engine is dissipated through the radiator.
Her anger dissipated as soon as he offered a sincere apology.
The noble family fell into ruin due to the dissipated habits of the heir.