Added 9 October 2026 wasting /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ noun Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wasting at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease. A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse. Related Words: atrophyspoilageemaciationdebilitatingwastageruiningdesolationlosssquanderingdestructionlosing Back to today's word