dispersed

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dispersed

/dɪˈspɜːst/ UK
/dɪˈspɝst/ Canada, US
/dɪˈspɜːst/ Australia
/dəˈspøːst/ New Zealand

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adjective more dispersed · most dispersed

Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated. One other problem studied relates to the potential impact of human waste disposal from dispersed road recreation -- a matter of concern to many managers we've talked to .

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of disperse

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: distributed, spread, allocated, apportioned, bulk, casual, decentralization, decentralized, decentralizing, deconcentration, deployed, diaspora, diffuse, diffused, diffusion, disbanded

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"dispersed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dispersed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{dispersed_2026,
  title = {dispersed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dispersed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}