Synonyms & related words for misspent

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Words related to misspent

Explore words related to misspent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include misspending, squandered, wasted, unspent, expended, embezzled, spent, misappropriated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does misspent come from?

The word misspent breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: mis-, from Old English missan (“miss, fail”); and -spent, from Latin pendo (“weigh, pay”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.