dissipation vs loss

dissipation

noun
  • 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. 

  • A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention. 

  • A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system. 

  • The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. 

loss

noun
  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

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