Misaddressed

The past tense and past participle of the verb 'misaddress', meaning to direct a communication (letter, email, package, etc.) to an incorrect recipient or destination. This can involve errors in the recipient's name, street address, email address, or other identifying information. The result of being misaddressed is that the communication is likely to be undelivered or delivered to the wrong person. The severity of the consequence can vary, from minor inconvenience to significant loss of time or resources. The core issue is a failure in correctly identifying the intended recipient during the addressing process.

Misaddressed meaning with examples

• The important contract was misaddressed to a completely different company. The company did not receive it, which delayed the project's launch by several weeks. This oversight resulted from a simple data entry error. The project was also misaddressed to a building down the street, where it was delivered. The incorrect contact details caused a lot of problems.
• Because the birthday invitation was misaddressed, it was never received by my friend, and he missed the party. The correct address was clearly visible on previous mailings. The misaddressing was most likely due to a last-minute change to the invitation itself. I immediately apologized for this error, and explained what happened
• The package containing the prescription medication was misaddressed, and it ended up in the hands of someone who was not the patient. This could have had serious health repercussions if the wrong person used the drugs. The incorrect digits in the street address, caused this unfortunate outcome. This was a serious case of medical error.
• After realizing the urgent email had been misaddressed to an old email alias, the project manager quickly sent a corrected email to the intended recipients, but some time had been lost. There was no response as they never got it. The outdated contact information was the cause of the problem. He wanted to notify his team and provide updates quickly.
• The Christmas cards that I sent out were misaddressed to almost every family member. Some of them thought that I didn't care about them, because they never got their card! It took me all day to rewrite all the addresses. After that, I made certain the contact was correct. I was so upset when that happened to my cards!