wastefulness
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(noun) useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipaton of natural resources" |
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Synonyms: dissipation, waste |
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Related Words: activity, extravagance, lavishness, prodigality, squandering, waste of effort, waste of energy, waste of material, waste of money, waste of time |
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(noun) the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities" |
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Synonyms: thriftlessness, waste |
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Related Words: improvidence, shortsightedness |
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