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wasting

/'w/eI/st/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a <i>wasting</i> disease; a <i>wasting</i> fortune.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

    noun.state

    Synonyms cachexia cachexy

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

    noun.state

    Synonyms atrophy wasting away

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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