wasting

adjective

wast·​ing ˈwā-stiŋ 

1

: laying waste : devastating

2

: undergoing or causing decay or loss of strength

wasting diseases such as tuberculosis

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wasting

• chronic wasting disease

Rhymes for wasting

• basting
• hasting
• pasting
• tasting

Medical Definition

wasting

1 of 2 adjective

wast·​ing ˈwā-stiŋ 

: undergoing or causing decay or loss of strength

wasting diseases such as tuberculosis

wasting

2 of 2 noun

: unintended loss of weight and lean body tissue characteristic of many diseases (as cancer, tuberculosis, and AIDS) : gradual loss of strength or substance : atrophy