misaddress

/mɪsˈædres/ or /mɪzˈædres/

Definitions

1. noun

The act of addressing something incorrectly, especially a letter or package.

“The company received several complaints about the misaddressing of their online orders.”

2. verb

To address something incorrectly, especially a letter or package.

“The customer service representative had to misaddress the package because the address was not correct.”

Synonyms

  • misdirection
  • misplacement
  • mistaking

Antonyms

  • correctaddress
  • deliver
  • forward