missend
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of missend
First recorded in 1400–50, missend is from the late Middle English word missenden. See mis- 1, send 1
Example Sentences
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That person was probably trying to overcompensate for the attitudes you saw in the missent email and to make you feel welcome.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
The ship tore on; leaving such a furrow in the sea as when a cannon-ball, missent, becomes a plough-share and turns up the level field.
From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman
The dead and missent letters were a source of continual trouble.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
Annie was deeply wounded, though she tried to believe that he had written and that the letter had been missent or lost.
From Opening a Chestnut Burr by Roe, Edward Payson
The ship tore on; leaving such a furrow in the sea as when a cannonball, missent, becomes a plough-share and turns up the level field.
From Moby Dick: or, the White Whale by Melville, Herman
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