misplace

verb

mis·​place ˌmis-ˈplās 

misplaced; misplacing; misplaces

transitive verb

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

Examples of misplace in a Sentence

I seem to have misplaced my keys.

Recent Examples on the Web

Planning your big day while Mercury is retrograde could bring about a lot of hiccups like missing important details or misplacing documents. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024

His comments are reflective of an emerging understanding that ascribes the party’s shortcomings to voters’ dissatisfaction with pocketbook issues and the perception among the electorate that Democratic priorities were misplaced. —Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024

Earlier this year, a poultry sample got misplaced and went untested for three weeks, Laxamana said. —Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024

Yes, Musk opens himself to attack with problematic tweets but implacable Tesla critics misplace their vitriol, projecting personal opinion of Musk onto Tesla products. —Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

misplace

verb

mis·​place (ˈ)mis-ˈplās 

1

: to put in a wrong place

2

: mislay

misplacement noun