verb
- past tense and past participle of 'mislive': to live badly, immorally, or in a way considered wrong or wasteful
Usage: formal or literary; often implies moral judgment or regret
Examples
- He mislived his youth, pursuing only pleasure and avoiding responsibility.
- She regretted having mislived so many years in pursuit of wealth.
- The character mislived his early adulthood before finding redemption.
- They mislived their opportunities and later faced the consequences.
- After misliving for decades, he finally sought a better path.