adjective
- directed or pointed incorrectly at a target
verb
- past tense of misaim; to aim incorrectly or poorly
Examples
- The archer’s misaimed arrow flew wide of the bullseye.
- His misaimed criticism hurt the wrong person entirely.
- The quarterback misaimed the pass and it was intercepted.
- She misaimed her throw and the ball went over the fence.
- The misaimed marketing campaign failed to reach its intended audience.
- He misaimed his joke and offended his colleagues instead of making them laugh.