Waste

"Waste" in German

Schmutz

(superfluous; needless)

brach

(barren)

verschmutzt

(superfluous; needless)

wüst

(barren)

öde

(barren)

überflüssig

(excess)

überflüssig

(superfluous; needless)

Abfall

(useless by-products, garbage)

Ausschuss

(useless by-products, garbage)

Bergung

(legal: cause of action against degrading the value or character of a property)

Degeneration

(gradual loss or decay)

Einöde

(wasteland, desolate region)

Exkrement

(excrement or urine)

Geröll

(geology: material derived by erosion and carried to the sea)

Müll

(useless by-products, garbage)

Rettung

(legal: cause of action against degrading the value or character of a property)

Riesenhaufen

(large abundance of something)

Saustall [vulgär]

(place that has been laid waste)

Sicherung

(legal: cause of action against degrading the value or character of a property)

Verfall

(gradual loss or decay)

Verfall

(decaying of the body by disease — see also atrophy)

Vergeudung

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

Verschwendung

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

Wasserwüste

(vast expanse of water)

aufgegebene Mine

(disused mine)

kalt machen

(slang: to kill)

schwächen

(to weaken)

töten

(slang: to kill)

verfallen

(to decay)

vergeben

(to squander)

vergeuden

(to squander)

verschenken

(to squander)

verschwenden

(to squander)

verwüsten

(to destroy — see also devastate, lay waste)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.