mis‧spend /ˌmɪsˈspend/ verb (past tense and past participle misspent /-ˈspent/) [transitive]

1. misspent youth someone who had a misspent youth wasted their time or behaved badly when they were young – often used humorously

2. to use time or money badly or wrongly:
Carey admitted misspending company funds.

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