"misaddress" meaning in All languages combined

See misaddress on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: misaddresses [present, singular, third-person], misaddressing [participle, present], misaddressed [participle, past], misaddressed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + address. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|address}} mis- + address Head templates: {{en-verb}} misaddress (third-person singular simple present misaddresses, present participle misaddressing, simple past and past participle misaddressed)
  1. (transitive) To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From mis- + address.",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "misaddressed",
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    },
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        {
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          "text": "She had written it to him before she died, but had misaddressed it — and hence the postal delay.",
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        }
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        "(transitive) To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly."
      ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "misaddressed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "misaddressed",
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        "(transitive) To address (a letter, etc.) incorrectly."
      ],
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