misdirected mail
Letters gone astray
Misdirected mail is mail that ends up somewhere other than its intended destination—delivered to the wrong address, sent to an outdated address, or routed incorrectly by postal services.
We've been getting our neighbor's misdirected mail for months.
The term applies to physical letters and packages, though email uses the same concept: The misdirected mail bounced back after the employee left the company.
- wrong addressIncorrect recipient location
- return to senderPostal rejection instruction
- undeliverableCannot be sent
- address unknownNo valid location recorded
- gone awayLeft and not here
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