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misspent

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mis·spend  (ms-spnd)
tr.v. mis·spent (-spnt), mis·spend·ing, mis·spends
To spend improperly or extravagantly; squander: misspent the funds; misspent their youth.
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misspent
adjective wasted, thrown away, squandered, idle, dissipated, prodigal, imprudent, misapplied, profitless She recalled getting drunk during her misspent youth.
active, profitable, worthwhile, meaningful, fruitful, industrious, unwasted
Translations
misspent [ˌmɪsˈspent] ADJ a misspent youth → una juventud malgastada or desperdiciada
misspent [ˌmɪsˈspɛnt] adj
his misspent youth → sa folle jeunesse
misspent
adj → vergeudet, verschwendet; I regret my misspent youth → ich bedaure es, in meiner Jugend so ein liederliches Leben geführt zu haben; (= wasted youth) → ich bedaure es, meine Jugend so vergeudet or vertan zu haben
misspent [ˈmɪsˌspɛnt] adj his misspent youth → la sua gioventù dissoluta
misspent [ˈmɪsˌspɛnt] adj his misspent youth → la sua gioventù dissoluta


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They, in their different homes, and their different ways, might be looking back on it with pleasure; but in her view it was a morning more completely misspent, more totally bare of rational satisfaction at the time, and more to be abhorred in recollection, than any she had ever passed.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
If your business necessitated your seeing "the House," you were put into a species of Condemned Hold at the back, where you meditated on a misspent life, until the House came with its bands in its pockets, and you could hardly blink at it in the dismal twilight.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Still, her education and habits triumphed, and she would not commend what she regarded as ingenuity misspent, and tasteless, because senseless, luxury.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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