wasting

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/ˈweɪstɪŋ/

adjective

Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.

“muscular wastings”

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cachexiacachexyatrophywasting away
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of waste
adjectivewasting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCausing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
nounwasting (countable and uncountable, plural wastings)

plural wastings

  1. countableuncountableGradual deterioration or wasting away.

    muscular wastings

  2. countableuncountableThe act by which something is laid waste; destruction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

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cachexiacachexy
Broader
infirmityfrailtydebility

nouna decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

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atrophywasting away
Broader
symptom
Also see
atrophycachexiacachexyducks and drakes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian опустошителен
  • опустошителен (opustošitelen)Translations
Māori korokiwa, haurakiraki
  • korokiwaTranslations
  • haurakirakiTranslations
  • horokiwadeterioration of the body due to the effects of disease
  • kaiuauadeterioration of the body due to the effects of disease
  • haurakirakideterioration of the body due to the effects of disease

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wasting

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Cite this entry
APA

wasting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasting

MLA

“wasting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasting.

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