missent

mis·send

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-send]
- /mɪsˈsɛnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-send]
- /mɪsˈsɛnd/

Definitions of missent word

verb with object missent to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person. 1
noun missent Simple past tense and past participle of missend. 1
adjective missent designating or of misdirected mail 0

See all 3 definitions of missent

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Origin of missent

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, missend is from the late Middle English word missenden. See mis-1, send1

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Parts of speech for Missent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Missent

missent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

missent usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for missent

adjective missent

sent — simple past tense and past participle of send1 .

Just one Antonym for missent