misspent

misspent the funds; misspent their youth.

perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth.

an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

He misspent his youth on frivolous activities.

She regrets the years she misspent in a dead-end job.

They realized they had misspent their savings on unnecessary luxuries.

The company's CEO was accused of misspending company funds for personal use.

He acknowledged that he had misspent his opportunities and vowed to make a change.

The politician was criticized for misspending taxpayer money on extravagant trips.

She realized she had misspent her talents and decided to pursue a different career path.

The charity organization was accused of misspending donations on administrative expenses.

He admitted to misspending his inheritance on gambling and frivolous purchases.

She reflected on the years she had misspent in unhealthy relationships and decided to focus on self-care.

Without it, I could have neglected an important battle or misspent my energy.

" Generally, I think the govt has misspent our money." " Misspent" means spent it in the wrong way or in a bad way.

Opponents of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have accused his government of not enforcing building regulations and of misspending taxes levied after the last major earthquake to make buildings more quake resistant.

The group was intended as a one-shot deal—we would play two shows at the American Booksellers Convention, get a few laughs, recapture our misspent youth for three or four hours, then go our separate ways.