misaim

verb

mis·​aim ˌmis-ˈām 

misaimed; misaiming

transitive + intransitive

: to aim poorly or incorrectly

When you misaim both your eyes and your putter head, the only chance you have to hole the putt is to make a bad putting stroke …

—T. J. Tomasi

Some ads targeted at me have been laughably misaimed …

—Michael Hiltzik

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misaim

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe