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 ploughshare and turns up the level field.
From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
Again "someone had blundered," and his invitation had been missent.
From In the Days of Queen Victoria by Tappan, Eva March
The one missent must first be attended to; it had been written five days ago.
From Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane
And sometimes it's been in-between, and you've managed to foul up whole organizations with misplaced papers missent messages, error, and changed minds and everything else you can think of.
From Supermind by Janifer, Laurence M.
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