waste (n)
wastefulness#3 (n)
dissipation#2 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def useless or profitless activity
def using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
examples if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
mindless dissipation of natural resources
Outgoing links
Hypernym activity
Derivationally related form dissipation → dissipate
Derivationally related form wastefulness → wasteful
Derivationally related form wastefulness → wasteful
Derivationally related form waste → waste; waste → waste
Derivationally related form waste → waste
Hyponym boondoggle; waste of effort, waste of energy; waste of material; waste of money; waste of time; extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life; squandering
Incoming links
Derivationally related form wasteful → wastefulness
Derivationally related form wasteful → wastefulness
Hypernym boondoggle; waste of effort, waste of energy; waste of material; waste of money; waste of time; extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life; squandering
Hyponym activity
Derivationally related form waste → waste
Derivationally related form waste → waste; waste → waste
Derivationally related form dissipate → dissipation

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