missend

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/mɪsˈsɛnd/

verb

To send incorrectly or to the wrong destination.

OriginEnglish send ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmissend (third-person singular simple present missends, present participle missending, simple past and past participle missent)

present singular third person missends · participle present missending · participle past missent · past missent

  1. transitiveTo send incorrectly or to the wrong destination.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishsend
  10. Englishmissend

From mis- + send.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with missend

sendendfriendrecommendweekendspendattendtrendextendtenddependblendbendamenddefendintendsuspendpretendlendappendtranscendcontendcomprehendoffend
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Anagrams

dimnessmidness
Cite this entry
APA

missend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missend

MLA

“missend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missend.

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