US /mɪsˈspɛnt/ UK /mɪsˈspɛnt/
adj Freq #56929

Meanings

  1. 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.

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