Definitions for misplacemɪsˈpleɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mis•placemɪsˈpleɪs(v.t.)-placed, -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.
Origin of misplace:
1545–55
mis•place′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
misplace, mislay, lose(verb)
place (something) where one cannot find it again
"I misplaced my eyeglasses"
misplace(verb)
place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
"misplaced modifiers"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
misplace(verb)ɪsˈpleɪs
to put sth in a place where you cannot find it
She had misplaced her cell phone.
Wiktionary
misplace(Verb)
To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
misplace(Verb)
To apply one's talents inappropriately.
misplace(Verb)
To put something in the wrong location.
Webster Dictionary
Misplace(verb)
to put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence
Translations for misplace
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
misplace(verb)
to lose, mislay.
- laat wegraakAfrikaans
- يَضَع الشَّيء في غَيرِ مكانِهArabic
- загубвамBulgarian
- extraviarPortuguese (BR)
- založit, ztratitCzech
- verlegenGerman
- forlæggeDanish
- χάνω, παραπετώGreek
- perder, extraviarSpanish
- kaotamaEstonian
- گم کردنFarsi
- hukataFinnish
- égarerFrench
- לְאַבֵּדHebrew
- गलत जगह रखनाHindi
- zametnutiCroatian
- elhányHungarian
- kehilanganIndonesian
- tÿna, setja á óvísan staðIcelandic
- perdereItalian
- 置き忘れるJapanese
- 잘못 놓다Korean
- nudėti, ne vietoje padėtiLithuanian
- nolikt nevietāLatvian
- salah letakMalay
- zoekmakenDutch
- miste, forleggeNorwegian
- zapodziaćPolish
- گم کردنPersian
- ورك كولPashto
- extraviarPortuguese
- a rătăciRomanian
- затерять; положить не на местоRussian
- založiťSlovak
- založitiSlovenian
- zaturitiSerbian
- förläggaSwedish
- ใส่ผิดที่Thai
- kaybetmek; yanlış yere koymakTurkish
- 遺失，錯置Chinese (Trad.)
- покласти не на місцеUkrainian
- بے جگہ رکھ کر بھول جاناUrdu
- để thất lạcVietnamese
- 把...放错地方Chinese (Simp.)
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