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.

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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

misorient, misorientate, misperceive, mispick, mispickel, misplace, misplaced modifier, misplay, misplead, mispleading, misprint
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Words related to misplaced

gone, mislaid, lost

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British Dictionary definitions for misplaced

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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