misforward

misforward verb: to forward to the wrong destination.

Verb

misforward (third-person singular simple present misforwards, present participle misforwarding, simple past and past participle misforwarded)

To forward to the wrong destination.
- He never failed to be considerate for the feelings of all about him, even when all his telegrams and messages had been misdelivered or misforwarded, and the boys always listened to what he had to say with the greatest respect; and he knew Evelyn must be exasperated to a degree to speak in such a...1889, Geoffrey Drage, Cyril: A Romantic Novel, page 283
- Confusion follows and shipments intended for consignees in one town are frequently misforwarded to those in the other.1927, The Express Messenger - Volumes 10-11, page 16

I have just come back to Wales to live, and letters have been misforwarded.1985, Dylan Thomas, Paul Ferris, The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas, page 705:
They could also end up being misforwarded by an incorrectly configured router.2003, Panos C. Lekkas, Network Processors: Architectures, Protocols and Platforms, page 11:

third-person singular present	misforwards
present participle	misforwarding
past participle	misforwarded
past	misforwarded

From mis- + forward.

What does misforward mean?: Misforward means to forward to the wrong destination.
How do you use misforward in a sentence?: I have just come back to Wales to live, and letters have been misforwarded.
What part of speech is misforward?: Misforward is a verb.
What is the past tense of misforward?: The past tense of misforward is misforwarded.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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