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• Misspent

  [mis-spent] /mɪsˈspɛnt/ 1. simple past tense and past participle of . adjective 2. spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted: misspent youth. [mis-spend] /mɪsˈspɛnd/ verb (used with object), misspent, misspending. 1. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste. /ˌmɪsˈspɛnd/ verb -spends, -spending, -spent 1. to spend thoughtlessly or wastefully v. also mis-spend, “to spend amiss or wastefully,” […]

• Missper

  noun See misper

• Misspoke

  [mis-speek] /mɪsˈspik/ verb (used with or without object), misspoke, misspoken, misspeaking. 1. to speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly. 2. to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily. v. late 14c., “to say amiss,” also “to speak insultingly,” from mis- (1) + speak. Related: Misspeaking; misspoken. Old English missprecan meant “to grumble, murmur.”

• Misspoken

  [mis-speek] /mɪsˈspik/ verb (used with or without object), misspoke, misspoken, misspeaking. 1. to speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly. 2. to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily. v. late 14c., “to say amiss,” also “to speak insultingly,” from mis- (1) + speak. Related: Misspeaking; misspoken. Old English missprecan meant “to grumble, murmur.”

• Miss right

  Related Terms mister right noun phrase The person one would and should happily marry; one’s dream mate: The Kathleen Norris heroine who didn’t wait for Mr Right (1937+)

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