Definition
misdeliver
verb
- to deliver (something) to the wrong person, place, or address
Usage: transitive verb; commonly used in postal, shipping, and logistics contexts
Examples
- The courier misdelivered the package to the wrong apartment building.
- If the mail carrier misdelivers your letter, contact the post office immediately.
- The shipping company apologized for misdelivering the order to a neighboring state.
- We discovered that several invoices had been misdelivered to our competitor's office.
- The parcel was misdelivered three times before reaching the correct address.