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单词 misspent
释义

misspend

verb

mis·​spend ˌmis-ˈspend How to pronounce misspend (audio)
misspent ˌmis-ˈspent How to pronounce misspend (audio) ; misspending

transitive verb

: to spend wrongly : squander
a misspent life

Synonyms

  • blow
  • dissipate
  • fiddle away
  • fritter (away)
  • lavish
  • lose
  • run through
  • spend
  • squander
  • throw away
  • trifle (away)
  • waste
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Example Sentences

Several government officials have been accused of misspending public money. warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
Recent Examples on the Web Utah leaders misspend public funds, abandon Utah’s youth for fossil fuels. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. Josh Boak, ajc, 18 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

misspent

verb

past tense of misspend
as in spent
to use up carelessly warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spent
  • wasted
  • lost
  • squandered
  • dissipated
  • lavished
  • threw away
  • ran through
  • fiddled away
  • blew
  • overspent
  • consumed
  • splurged
  • depleted
  • impoverished
  • expended
  • exhausted
  • frittered (away)
  • played ducks and drakes with
  • made ducks and drakes of
  • overindulged
  • disbursed
  • trifled (away)
  • indulged
  • laid out
  • shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conserved
  • saved
  • preserved
  • protected
  • hoarded
  • scrimped
  • skimped
  • economized
  • laid up
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