"mistarget" meaning in English

See mistarget in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mistargets [present, singular, third-person], mistargeting [participle, present], mistargeted [participle, past], mistargeted [past]
Etymology: mis- + target Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|target}} mis- + target Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistarget (third-person singular simple present mistargets, present participle mistargeting, simple past and past participle mistargeted)
  1. To target incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-mistarget-en-verb-I74p6IYe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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