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Meaning of miss the mark | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Of a projectile, to fail to hit the target.
    literally
  2. To fail to achieve the intended result.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Polski chybiać chybić
Tiếng Việt trệch

Examples

“The party's manifesto missed the mark⟳ and failed to attract⟳ people's attention.”
“In a statement provided to Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the company “missed the mark⟳.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

miss the memo miss the point miss'd missaid missaw missay

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