Waste

"Waste" in Italian

arido

(barren)

deserto

(barren)

di rifiuto

(excess)

di scarto

(excess)

incolto

(barren)

inutile

(superfluous; needless)

non necessario

(superfluous; needless)

residuo

(excess)

superfluo

(superfluous; needless)

decadenza

(gradual loss or decay)

dispendio

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

escremento

(excrement or urine)

immondizia

(useless by-products, garbage)

landa

(wasteland, desolate region)

rifiuto

(useless by-products, garbage)

scarto

(useless by-products, garbage)

scialacquio

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

scialo

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

sciupio

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

spreco

(action of wasting, ineffective use)

ammazzare

(slang: to kill)

debilitare

(to decay)

deperire

(to weaken)

devastare

(to destroy — see also devastate, lay waste)

distruggere

(to destroy — see also devastate, lay waste)

fare fuori

(slang: to kill)

indebolire

(to decay)

indebolirsi

(to weaken)

sperperare

(to squander)

sprecare

(to squander)

uccidere

(slang: to kill)

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