Meaning & use
Misdelivery
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The act of delivering something, such as mail or a package, to the wrong person or place.
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The customer complained to the courier company about repeated misdelivery of her packages.
A simple misdelivery of the contract delayed the entire negotiation by a week.
A note on using this word
Commonly used in postal, logistics, and legal contexts, especially when discussing liability for lost or wrongly sent items.
Words with a similar meaning
mishandlingmisdirection
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