noun
1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
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mindless dissipation of natural resources
• Syn: ↑waste, ↑dissipation
• Hypernyms: ↑activity
• Hyponyms:
↑boondoggle, ↑waste of effort, ↑waste of energy, ↑waste of material, ↑waste of money, ↑waste of time, ↑extravagance, ↑prodigality, ↑lavishness, ↑highlife, ↑high life, ↑squandering
2. the trait of wasting resources
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a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste
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the wastefulness of missed opportunities
• Syn: ↑thriftlessness, ↑waste
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wasteful, ↑waste (for: ↑waste), ↑thriftless (for: ↑thriftlessness)
• Hypernyms: ↑improvidence, ↑shortsightedness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.