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.

SYNONYMS FOR misplace

3 misapply.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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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

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Rakoff’s revelation of the misplaced faith in witness testimony and forensic evidence outside of DNA, which he considers the gold standard, is eye-opening.
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As I found out, those fears were mostly misplaced, as the Defender was not at all agricultural in behavior, unlike its 20th-century forerunners.
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Warnings over decades that confidence in the grid was misplaced were ignored by top officials, and largely as a result Texas is entering its fourth day with widespread power failures after a severe cold snap and snowstorm.
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A global pandemic, misplaced goat shanks, and fat slabs of Texas brisket all helped this dish find its footing in Austin
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That the strained toiling to produce broadcast inventory is a misplaced pursuit, playacting to satisfy billion-dollar contracts.
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The second issue is strategic, a misplacement of national security.
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My trouble was misplacement of the womb, also womb was lacerated, and had inflammation of the ovaries.
Treatise on the Diseases of Women|Lydia E. Pinkham
A slight operation was necessary at once to re-arrange an internal misplacement, and this relieved the agonising pain.
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Embezzlements are very widespread, abuse of authority, misuse or misplacement of funds.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
They have challenged the autocratic method, but they have done it very crudely and with a weird misplacement of emphasis.
The I.W.W.|Paul Frederick Brissenden
He was himself ignorant of any difference in the bank-notes and also of the misplacement of the Pandect volumes.
Ursula|Honore de Balzac

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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