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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.

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RELATED WORDS

disorganize, disturb, confuse, unsettle, mislay, disorder, displace, remove, mix, muss, dishevel, miss, scatter, disarrange, misfile

Nearby words

  1. misorientate,
  2. misperceive,
  3. misperception,
  4. mispick,
  5. mispickel,
  6. misplaced,
  7. misplaced modifier,
  8. misplay,
  9. misplead,
  10. mispleading

Origin of misplace

First recorded in 1545–55; mis-1 + place
Related formsmis·place·ment, noun

Synonym study

1, 2. See displace.
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British Dictionary definitions for misplace

misplace

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 Formsmisplacement, noun
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Word Origin and History for misplace

misplace

v.

1550s, "to assign a wrong position to;" see mis- (1) + place (v.). Of affections, confidence, etc., "to give to a wrong object," it is recorded from 1630s. Related: Misplaced; misplacing.

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