misaddressed

ˌmɪsæˈdrɛst

Definition

Definition of misaddressed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

communication

Rare

sent to the wrong address

Rare

The package was misaddressed and ended up in another city.

misdirected

error

Rare

addressed incorrectly

Rare

The letter was misaddressed and returned to the sender.

misdirected

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Origin of misaddressed

English, mis- (wrongly) + address (direct)

Examples of misaddressed in a sentence

The email was misaddressed and never reached the recipient.
The package was misaddressed and ended up in the wrong city.
Misaddressed emails often lead to confusion.

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French:mal adressé, incorrectement adressé, ...
German:fehladressiert, falsch adressiert, ...
Italian:indirizzato male, indirizzato erroneamente, ...
Spanish:mal dirigido, mal direccionado, ...
Portuguese:enviado para o endereço errado, endereçado incorretamente, ...
Chinese:送错地方, 地址错误, ...
Japanese:誤送された, 誤って宛てられた, ...
Arabic:مُرْسَل إلى عُنْوان خَاطِئ, خاطِئ العُنوان, ...
Hebrew:נִשְׁלַח לַכְּתוֹבֶת הַשְׁגוּיָה, מְמֻעָן שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:неправильно адресованный, неправильно адресованное, ...
Ukrainian:відправлений на неправильну адресу, неправильно адресований, ...
Hindi:गलत पते पर भेजा गया, गलत पते, ...
Bengali:ভুল ঠিকানায় পাঠানো, ভুল ঠিকানাযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:enviat a l'adreça equivocada, mal adreçat, ...
Czech:chybně adresovaný, ...
Danish:fejadresseret, forkert adresseret, ...
Dutch:naar het verkeerde adres gestuurd, verkeerd geadresseerd, ...
Greek:σε λάθος διεύθυνση, λανθασμένα απευθυνόμενος, ...
Hungarian:rossz címre küldött, hibásan megcímzett, ...
Khmer:ផ្ញើទៅអាសយដ្ឋានខុស, ដាក់អាសយដ្ឋានខុស, ...
Korean:잘못된 주소로 보내진, 잘못 주소가 적힌, ...
Persian:به آدرس اشتباه فرستاده شده, اشتباه آدرس شده, ...
Polish:wysłany na zły adres, źle zaadresowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):endereçado erroneamente, endereçado incorretamente, ...
Romanian:trimis la adresa greșită, adresat greșit, ...
Swedish:skickad till fel adress, feladresserad, ...
Thai:ส่งไปผิดที่อยู่, จ่าหน้าผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış adrese gönderilmiş, yanlış adreslenmiş, ...
Vietnamese:gửi nhầm địa chỉ, được ghi sai địa chỉ, ...

misaddress

ˌmɪsəˈdrɛs

Definition of misaddress - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

incorrect destination

Rare

send to a wrong or inappropriate address

Rare

He misaddressed the package, and it was delivered to the wrong house..

misdirect

misroute

postal error

Rare

write an incorrect address on a letter

Rare

She misaddressed the invitation to the wrong house.

misdirect

misroute

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Origin of misaddress

Latin, mis (wrongly) + address (direct)

Examples of misaddress in a sentence

The letter was misaddressed and ended up in another city.
He misaddressed the package, causing a delivery delay.
The letter was misaddressed and returned to sender.

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French:mal adresser, se tromper d'adresse, ...
German:an eine falsche Adresse senden, falsch adressieren, ...
Italian:inviare all'indirizzo sbagliato, indirizzare male, ...
Spanish:enviar a la dirección incorrecta, escribir mal la dirección, ...
Portuguese:endereçar incorretamente, endereçar mal, ...
Chinese:写错地址, 误写, ...
Japanese:誤った住所に送る, 誤った住所を書く, ...
Arabic:أرسل إلى عنوان خاطئ, أَخْطَأَ فِي كِتَابَةِ الْعُنْوَان, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁלוֹחַ לִכְתוֹבֶת שְׁגוּיָה, לִכְתוֹב כְּתוֹבֶת שְׁגוּיָה, ...
Russian:неправильно адресовать, неправильно указывать адрес, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно адресувати, неправильно адресувати лист, ...
Hindi:गलत पते पर भेजना, गलत पता लिखना, ...
Bengali:ভুল ঠিকানায় পাঠানো, ভুল ঠিকানা লেখা, ...
Catalan:enviar a una adreça incorrecta, equivocar-se d'adreça, ...
Czech:špatně adresovat, chybně nadepsat, ...
Danish:sende til en forkert adresse, adressere forkert, ...
Dutch:verkeerd adresseren, foutief adresseren, ...
Greek:στέλνω σε λάθος διεύθυνση, γράφω λάθος διεύθυνση, ...
Hungarian:félrecímezni, rosszul címezni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់អាសយដ្ឋានខុសលើ, សរសេរអាសយដ្ឋានខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 주소를 쓰다, 잘못 보내다, ...
Persian:اشتباه آدرس دادن, آدرس‌گذاری کرد, ...
Polish:źle zaadresować, wpisać zły adres, ...
Portuguese (BR):endereçar incorretamente, endereçar errado, ...
Romanian:a adresa greșit, a scrie greșit adresa, ...
Swedish:feladressera, ...
Thai:ส่งผิดที่, เขียนที่อยู่ผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış adreslemek, yanlış adres yazmak, ...
Vietnamese:gửi nhầm địa chỉ, viết sai địa chỉ, ...

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Definition of misaddressed - Reverso English Dictionary

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