misdelivered

Sent somewhere wrong

Misdelivered describes something delivered to the wrong recipient or address.

A misdelivered package ends up at the neighbor's house; a misdelivered email reaches the wrong inbox.

The word implies error rather than intent—the delivery was attempted but went astray: Half our mail gets misdelivered to the apartment next door.

error

misdirected

Sent the wrong way

mishandled · lost package · shipping error · wrong recipient · human error · oversight · mismatch · blunder · snafu · mishap

postal

package

Wrapped item for delivery

courier · mailbox · tracking number · return to sender · sorting office · postal carrier · shipment · certified mail · registered mail · postage

resolution

reroute

Send a different way

return · refund · redelivery · update · notify · customer service · claim · complaint · investigation · trace

reaction

frustration

Displeasure from blocked efforts

disappointment · delay · hassle · worry · uncertainty · waiting · anxiety · aggravation · helplessness · exasperation

Opposites
delivery outcome

misdeliveredreceived

Was given something

delivered · arrived · signed for · accepted · claimed

Family

misdeliver, misdelivers, misdelivering

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G