misplace

[ mis-pleys ]

/ mɪsˈpleɪs /

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verb (used with object), mis·placed, mis·plac·ing.

to put in a wrong place.

to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.

to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust.

OTHER WORDS FOR misplace

3 misapply.

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Origin of misplace

First recorded in 1545–55; mis-¹ + place

synonym study for misplace

1, 2. See displace.

OTHER WORDS FROM misplace

mis·place·ment, noun

Words nearby misplace

misorientate, misper, misperceive, mispick, mispickel, misplace, misplaced modifier, misplay, misplead, mispleading, misprint

How to use misplace in a sentence

Still, I unearthed a favorite postcard that had somehow been misplaced.
I did not spend my summer binge-watching TV. Here are the books I loved instead.|Michael Dirda|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
We’ve been deadnamed and misgendered, and misplaced in dangerous carceral spaces.
Opinion | After a quiet Pride, a fight for justice ahead|Dominique Morgan and Sukyi McMahon|July 1, 2021|Washington Blade
All you have to do is attach it to any item you never want to lose, and you can easily track it with the accompanying product should it get misplaced.
10 unique deals that you’ll find here with better than Amazon pricing|Quinn Gawronski|June 21, 2021|Popular-Science
Tan weaves that original footage with contemporary reflections and interviews, in a meditation on youthful ambition, creative dreams and misplaced trust.
The Best International Movies on Netflix|Chris Grasinger|June 11, 2021|Time

Stacks of ballots were not being recounted as they were moved and handled, as would otherwise be standard to ensure none are lost or misplaced.
Arizona Republicans push back against Justice Department concerns, setting up possible clash over Maricopa County recount|Rosalind Helderman|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
She does not misplace her embellishments with the error of some human artists.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie
I was so afraid I'd forget and flop down on them, or misplace something, that I came in here to read awhile.
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor|Annie Fellows Johnston
From ignorance we may misplace animals, and include them under the wrong division.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862|Various
She thought it cleverer to withhold trust from everybody, lest she misplace it in somebody.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
But if we blew it up now, Slade will put the blame on us—— Tell you what—I'll just misplace the key.
Bloom of Cactus|Robert Ames Bennet

British Dictionary definitions for misplace

misplace

/ (ˌmɪsˈpleɪs) /

verb (tr)

to put (something) in the wrong place, esp to lose (something) temporarily by forgetting where it was placed; mislay

(often passive) to bestow (trust, confidence, affection, etc) unadvisedly

Derived forms of misplace

misplacement, noun

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