🎯 To aim wrongly 🎯 A wrong aim

misaim

8.2

An act of pointing at the wrong target, like a shot or remark

noun
/ˈmɪseɪm/

: error

The archer's misaim caused the arrow to miss the target completely.

Examples

A simple misaim in communication can lead to misunderstandings between friends.
His misaim in the project led to significant delays.
Her angry comment was a cruel misaim that hurt someone who had tried to help.
That was a major misaim on my part!
The archer's misaim caused the arrow to miss the target completely.
A simple misaim in communication can lead to misunderstandings between friends.
His misaim in the project led to significant delays.

Synonyms

mishit

vsmisaim

1 6.9

A bad shot in sport that goes the wrong way

is about aiming at the wrong target rather than poor execution

Antonyms

aim

99 1.0

Pointing something at a target

How Accurate

hit

459 1.0

near miss

14 3.7

shot

Informal

∞ 2.1

misaim

8.2

Surface Forms

misaim singular

misaims plural

Morphology

misaim = misaim (transparent) = mis + aim

The meaning is directly compositional: 'mis-' indicates wrongness and 'aim' provides the target-directed action.

Etymology

Misaim comes from mis- ('wrong') and aim. It means an act of pointing or directing something the 'wrong' way, so a misaim can be a missed shot or a wrong comment that hurts someone.