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wastefulness


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

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