misdeliveryn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsdᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsdəˈlɪv(ə)ri/,

/ˌmɪsdiˈlɪv(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, delivery n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + delivery n. Compare misdeliver v.

(An instance of) wrong or failed delivery; esp. the wrong delivery of a letter, parcel, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [noun] > delivery > wrong delivery

misdeliverya1686

a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 106 The..misdeliveries of his majesties letters..lay at my Lord Balcarris doore.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 34 The misdelivery of a letter.

1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 89/2 (Printing) In case of any misdelivery a sheet is spoiled.

1884 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 415/2 The misdelivery of the vowels by improper prolongation or equally improper abbreviation.

1885 Law Times 78 386/1 The misdelivery by the company amounted to conversion.

1955 19th-cent. Fiction 10 64 What caused the final rupture..may well have been the misdelivery to Mrs. Dickens of a gift intended for Miss Ternan.

1997 C. Ozick Puttermesser Papers (1998) 109 The building..was subject to jitters and multiple confusions. Mixups, mishaps, misdeliveries, misnamings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misdelivery
释义	misdeliveryn. Brit. /ˌmɪsdᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈlɪv(ə)ri/, /ˌmɪsdiˈlɪv(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, delivery n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + delivery n. Compare misdeliver v. (An instance of) wrong or failed delivery; esp. the wrong delivery of a letter, parcel, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [noun] > delivery > wrong delivery misdeliverya1686 a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 106 The..misdeliveries of his majesties letters..lay at my Lord Balcarris doore. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 34 The misdelivery of a letter. 1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 89/2 (Printing) In case of any misdelivery a sheet is spoiled. 1884 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 415/2 The misdelivery of the vowels by improper prolongation or equally improper abbreviation. 1885 Law Times 78 386/1 The misdelivery by the company amounted to conversion. 1955 19th-cent. Fiction 10 64 What caused the final rupture..may well have been the misdelivery to Mrs. Dickens of a gift intended for Miss Ternan. 1997 C. Ozick Puttermesser Papers (1998) 109 The building..was subject to jitters and multiple confusions. Mixups, mishaps, misdeliveries, misnamings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1686
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