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misspent

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mis⋅spent

  [mis-spent]
Use misspent in a Sentence
1. pt. and pp. of misspend.
–adjective
2. spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted: misspent youth.

mis⋅spend

  [mis-spend]
–verb (used with object), -spent, -spend⋅ing.
to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME. See mis- 1 , spend

Related forms:
mis⋅spend⋅er, noun
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mis·spend   (mĭs-spěnd')   
tr.v.   mis·spent (-spěnt'), mis·spend·ing, mis·spends
To spend improperly or extravagantly; squander: misspent the funds; misspent their youth.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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