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misplace

[mis-pleys]

verb (used with object)

misplaced, misplacing 
  1. to put in a wrong place.

  2. to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.

  3. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely.

    to misplace one's trust.

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misplace

/ ˌɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to put (something) in the wrong place, esp to lose (something) temporarily by forgetting where it was placed; mislay

  2. (often passive) to bestow (trust, confidence, affection, etc) unadvisedly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • misplacement noun
  • ˌˈ𳾱Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misplace1

First recorded in 1545–55; mis- 1 + place
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But Volker Heun, who worked as a bank executive in the U.S. and once golfed with Trump, said those fears are misplaced, citing the nearly two million Germans who visited America without issue last year.

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It acknowledged that on "a rare number of occasions" evidence is misplaced, adding: "We continue to make improvements to our recording systems to minimise this risk."

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But some say the vilification of developers is misplaced.

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To opponents of the bills, including dozens of environmental and labor groups, the effort misplaces the source of building woes and instead would restrict one of the few ways community groups can shape development.

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However, he said that "since at any one time we have over 300 keys of our customers, naturally, due to human error keys do get misplaced".

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mispickelmisplaced modifier