2. To place in a location that one does not recall; to mislay; to lose. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
misplaced — index anomalous, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, inept (inappropriate), lost (taken away) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
misplaced — ► ADJECTIVE 1) incorrectly placed. 2) unwise or inappropriate … English terms dictionary
misplaced — mis|placed [ ,mıs pleıst ] adjective 1. ) a misplaced feeling or opinion is not appropriate for a particular situation, or is directed toward the wrong person: misplaced fears/loyalty/trust Out of misplaced sympathy for his family I never asked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misplaced — UK [ˌmɪsˈpleɪst] / US adjective 1) a misplaced feeling or opinion is not suitable for a particular situation or is directed towards the wrong person Out of misplaced sympathy for his family I never asked for the money back. misplaced… … English dictionary
misplaced — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ADVERB ▪ entirely, totally, wholly (esp. BrE) ▪ Her confidence in him was entirely misplaced … Collocations dictionary
misplaced — mis|placed [ˌmısˈpleıst] adj misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them ▪ I realized that my trust in him was misplaced. ▪ She stuck with him through a … Dictionary of contemporary English
misplaced — [[t]mɪ̱sple͟ɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) 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. A telling sign of misplaced priorities is … English dictionary
misplaced — adjective a) Uncomfortable, especially due to ones surroundings. I felt so misplaced at that party last night. b) Lost; disoriented. I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced … Wiktionary
misplaced — adjective misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them: her misplaced sense of loyalty … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misplaced — [ˌmɪsˈpleɪst] adj a misplaced feeling or opinion is not suitable for a particular situation, or is directed towards the wrong person misplaced fears/loyalty/trust[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
