misplace
[ mis-pleys ]
/ mɪsˈpleɪs /
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
undoing, harm, disaster, misadventure, dispossession, mishap, deficiency, cost, want, need, casualty, death, catastrophe, shrinkage, ruin, privation, damage, depletion, perdition, injury
Nearby words
misorientate, misperceive, misperception, mispick, mispickel, misplace, misplaced, misplaced modifier, misplay, misplead, mispleading
Related formsmis·place·ment, noun
Synonym study
1, 2. See displace.
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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 Formsmisplacement, noun
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