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单词 misspent
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misspent in British English

(ˌmɪsˈspɛnt)
adjective
1. 
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 sentence
misspent

The past twenty-four hours had been spent -- misspent -- in contact with Washington and Los Angeles.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2003)
`A misspent youth poaching your father's game, I fear,' he said quietly.
Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2003)
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.
Hilary Mantel LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES (2003)

Synonyms of 'misspent'

wasted, thrown away, squandered, idle
More Synonyms of misspent
(adjective) 
They used to say that prowess at snooker is a sure sign of a misspent youth.
Synonyms
wasted
thrown away
squandered
idle
It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless.
dissipated
prodigal
imprudent
misapplied
profitless
Opposites
active
,
profitable
,
worthwhile
,
meaningful
,
fruitful
,
industrious
,
unwasted

Additional synonyms

in the sense of idle
Definition
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

Nearby words of
misspent

  • mission
  • missionary
  • missive
  • misspent
  • misstate
  • misstep
  • mist

Synonyms of 'misspent'

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