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to misaim

to misaim

7.9
To point something at the wrong target
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪˈseɪm/
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  • Yes, now I see I did mix you up, and in effect wrote these nasty things that were misaimed.

Examples

  • It's crucial to focus when throwing darts, or you'll misaim and miss the board entirely.

  • During practice, the archers often misaim, hitting the trees instead of the target.

  • The soldier learned the hard way that he could misaim if he didn't adjust for the wind.

Synonyms

to miss
vsto misaim
∞ 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

aims at the wrong target or points in the wrong direction
to miss the mark
vsto misaim
14 5.5

Fail to do what you meant to do

focuses on choosing a wrong target, not just failing a result
to misdirect
vsto misaim
5 6.0

To send someone the wrong way or give wrong directions

aims wrongly rather than actively sending or guiding others

Antonyms

to hit the target
10 3.5

To reach the thing you aim at or the goal you planned

How Accurate

to hit
∞ 1.0
to aim
256 1.0
to miss
∞ 1.0
to misaim
7.9

Surface Forms

misaim infinitive
misaimed past
misaimed past participle
misaiming present participle
misaims third person singular

Morphology

misaim = aim (transparent) = mis + aim

Standard productive prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' combined with the verb 'aim' yields 'to aim incorrectly', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Misaim joins mis- ('wrong'), the same start you see in mistake and misunderstand, with aim, which means to point or direct. So to misaim is to point or fire in the 'wrong' direction, literally or by accident.