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单词 missend
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missendv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈsɛnd/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈsɛnd/
Inflections: Past participle missent;
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, send v.1
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + send v.1 Compare earlier missent adj.For the Middle English example recorded by N.E.D. see missing adj. and n.2 and note at that entry.
transitive. To send wrongly; to send to the wrong place or person. Chiefly in past participle. See also missent adj.
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the world > movement > transference > sending > send [verb (transitive)] > send to wrong place or person
missend1803
1803 B. Greatheed Jrnl. 8 Jan. (1953) ii. 16 At last a note comes from Mr: Mandevil..missent to the trois Eveches as usual.
1839 R. I. Murchison Silurian Syst. i. xxix. 382 (note) This sketch was missent.
1841 R. W. Emerson Misc. (1855) 249 It appears that there was some mistake in my creation; and that I have been missent to this earth.
1873 Brit. Postal Guide 25 When complaint is made of a letter..being lost, missent, or delayed.
1918 W. Faulkner Let. 23 Sept. in Thinking of Home (1992) 107 I cant blame the P.O. people for missending them, for when I try to read my writing I never know whether its English or Sanscrit.
1988 Fortune (Electronic ed.) 29 Feb. Packages destined for me are missent elsewhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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