wastefulness

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

• 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 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