missent

Delivered to wrong

Missent describes mail or packages that have been sent to the wrong destination by the postal service or carrier.

It's the past tense and past participle of missend: The package was missent to Ohio before finally reaching Oregon.

A missent item typically gets rerouted once the error is discovered, causing delivery delays.

misdirected

misrouted

Sent to wrong place

redirected · astray · awry · lost · wayward · off-course · unintended · strayed · deviated · displaced

postal

mail

Postal system items

envelope · sorting · delivery · carrier · post office · tracking · postage · address · mailroom · distribution

error

mistake

Wrong action or decision

  • blunderFoolish, costly mistake
  • oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
  • slipMinor error or misstep

mix-up · miscommunication · human error · clerical error · processing error · typo · inaccuracy · mishap · lapse · fault

digital

email

Digital written communication

wrong recipient · reply all · autocorrect · misdirected · forwarded · bounce back · inbox · outbox · spam folder · undeliverable

Opposites
accuracy of delivery/routing

missentdelivered

Brought to recipient

received · on track · arrived

Family

missend

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