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misspent

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Learn the meaning of misspent with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

misspent

(adjective)

Meaning

used time or resources poorly

Example

"She regretted the misspent hours that could have been used for study."

Synonyms

wastedsquandered

Antonyms

savedinvested

More about this word

Word origin
From the prefix 'mis-' indicating bad and 'spent' from Latin 'spendere'.
Related word forms
  • verb: misspend
  • noun: misspending