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View usage for: misspent in British English (ˌmɪsˈspɛnt) adjective1. not used profitably or wisely EU auditors uncovered fraudulent or misspent farm aid worth E3.1 billion. Probably just a wave of remorse for a misspent life. 2. one's misspent youth Examples of 'misspent' in a sentencemisspent The past twenty-four hours had been spent -- misspent -- in contact with Washington and Los Angeles.`A misspent youth poaching your father's game, I fear,' he said quietly.It's only later that you think about the years wasted; if I had to have a youth, I wish now it could have been misspent. Synonyms of 'misspent'wasted, thrown away, squandered, idle More Synonyms of misspent They used to say that prowess at snooker is a sure sign of a misspent youth. Synonyms wasted thrown away squandered dissipated prodigal imprudent misapplied profitless Opposites active , profitable , worthwhile , meaningful , fruitful , industrious , unwasted Additional synonymsDefinition ineffective or useless It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless. Synonyms useless, vain, pointless, hopeless, unsuccessful, ineffective, worthless, futile, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, ineffectual, groundless, of no use, valueless, disadvantageous, unavailing, otiose, of no avail, profitless, bootless- mission
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