Read full poem →What while I muse of love and pain,
Of love misspent, of love in vain,
Of love that is not loved again:
Dictionary Entry
To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely.
In a Sentence
“I misspent my youth making friends and meeting people. Wait a minute: that's the secret of my success!”
Origin
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Common Phrases
youth misspentlife misspent. misspenttime misspentyears misspentmisspent time
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Poetry examples for “misspent”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Give thanks. It is not time misspent;
Worst fare this betters, and the best,
Read full poem →With hopes that you would one day think the reading
Of my rough verses not an hour misspent;
Should it e'er be so, what a rich content!
Read full poem →And conscious Reason whispered to despise
His early youth, misspent in maddest whim;
But as he gazed on truth his aching eyes grew dim.[52]