misspent B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /mɪsˈspɛnt/ UK /mɪsˈspɛnt/ See IPA manual Freq #56929 Meanings 1 adj Spent in a bad way, squandered He had a misspent youth. Etymology The past participle of misspend, formed from mis- ('badly, wrongly') + spend. The adjective describes time, money, or effort used badly or wastefully. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misspent **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mɪsˈspɛnt/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪsˈspɛnt/ **Frequency rank:** 56929 ## Meanings 1. Spent in a bad way, squandered ## Examples - He had a misspent youth. ## Etymology The past participle of misspend, formed from mis- ('badly, wrongly') + spend. The adjective describes time, money, or effort used badly or wastefully. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown