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单词 missent
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missentadj.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈsɛnt/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈsɛnt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, sent adj.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + sent adj. Compare later missend v.
Of a letter, etc.: that has been sent to a wrong place or person.
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the world > movement > transference > sending > [adjective] > sent to wrong place or person
misdirected1650
missent1727
1727 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 28) ii. Gen. List 94 General Letter-Office in Lombard-street..Mr. Robert Parsons and Mr. John Jess, To overlook the Franks and mis-sent Letters.
1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. ix. 199 She pointed to the word ‘Mis-sent’, written on the corner of the cover.
1888 Overland Monthly Oct. 435/2 There are flaws in the plot, as for instance the threadbare expedient of the missent letter.
1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 88 Mis-sent, blamed, yet blame-exempt.
1982 Jrnl. Money, Credit, & Banking 14 481 Miscoded, misdated, missent, and unsigned items.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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