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- Dictionarymisplaced/ˌmɪsˈpleɪst/
adjective
- 1. incorrectly positioned: "a million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma"
- 2. temporarily lost: "her misplaced keys" Similar
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MISPLACED definition: 1. directed towards someone or something wrongly or in a way that does not show good judgment: 2…. Learn more.
1. a. : to put in a wrong or inappropriate place. misplace a comma. b. : mislay. misplaced the keys. 2. : to set on a wrong object or eventuality. his trust had been misplaced. misplacement. ˌmis-ˈplās-mənt. noun. Synonyms. lose. mislay. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of misplace in a Sentence. I seem to have misplaced my keys.
to lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it: She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her. Synonyms. lose(NOT HAVE) mislay. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Losing and loss. action. astray. black hole. disappear. forfeit. get to. kiss. lose. loss. lost. mislay. misroute. miss.
adjective. If you describe a feeling or action as misplaced, you are critical of it because you think it is inappropriate, or directed towards the wrong thing or person. [disapproval] Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit. I think your concern is misplaced. Ackroyd is no threat to anyone.
1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. To mislay: I misplaced my wallet. 2. To bestow (confidence, for example) on an improper, unsuitable, or unworthy person or idea. mis·place′ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of misplaced adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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: misapply.
put in the wrong place or position. “She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent”. synonyms: disarranged. having the arrangement disturbed; not in order. adjective. lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place. “ misplaced tickets”. synonyms: mislaid.
If you misplace something, you lose it, usually only temporarily. He misplaces his reading glasses with such regularity that aides carry extras. [VERB noun] Somehow the suitcase with my clothes was misplaced. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: lose, mislay, miss, be unable to find More Synonyms of misplace.
When you combine the prefix mis-, which means "bad or wrong," and place, you get misplace — as in placing something in a bad spot! Definitions of misplace. verb. place (something) where one cannot find it again. “I misplaced my eyeglasses”. synonyms: lose, mislay. see more. verb.
