Definition

To send someone or something in the wrong direction or to the wrong place.

Example

The delivery driver misrouted the package, causing it to arrive late.

Tense Forms

Conversation

I think we might have misrouted our way to the park.

Oh no! How did that happen?

I guess I wasn't paying attention to the directions.

It's okay, we can just use the map to find our way back.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Misroute → It is formed from "mis-" (meaning wrongly or badly) and "route" (from Old French *route*, meaning a way or path). The word "misroute" means to take a wrong or incorrect path.

Memory Tip

Think of taking a path or way ('route') but doing it 'wrongly' ('mis-'). This helps you remember that 'misroute' means to go the wrong way.

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