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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. place (something) where one cannot find it again;
- Example: "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
[syn: misplace, mislay, lose]

2. place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position;
- Example: "misplaced modifiers"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misplace \Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misplaced; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Misplacing.]
   1. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or
      unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To place in a location that one does not recall; to
      mislay; to lose.
      [PJC]