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etwas verfehlen  to miss something (target, goal, etc.); be off the subject/inappropriate

Seine Worte haben das Ziel total verfehlt.
What he said (his words) totally missed the point.
Sie haben den Markt verfehlt.
They missed the market.

Related: verfehlt (adj.) inappropriate, mistaken, die Verfehlung missing (of), transgression

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