Misplace: meaning, definitions and examples

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misplace

 

[ หŒmษชsหˆpleษชs ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

losing something

To put or set in an unaccustomed or improper place; mislay. To lose temporarily; mislay. To displace. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten.

Synonyms

lose, misfile, mislay

Examples of usage

  • I seem to have misplaced my keys again.
  • She often misplaces important documents.
  • Don't misplace your trust in him.
  • I can't find my book, I must have misplaced it.
  • The shop assistant misplaced the order and it never arrived.

Translations

Translations of the word "misplace" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น perder

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เฅเคฎ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verlieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kehilangan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะณัƒะฑะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zgubiฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใชใใ™ (nakusu)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท perdre

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ perder

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kaybetmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์žƒ์–ด๋ฒ„๋ฆฌ๋‹ค (ileobeorida)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูู‚ุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ztratit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ stratiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไธขๅคฑ (diลซshฤซ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izgubiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tรฝna

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะพา“ะฐะปั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ itir

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ perder

Word origin

The word 'misplace' originates from the combination of the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly' and the word 'place'. It first appeared in the early 19th century and has been used to describe the act of putting something in the wrong or forgotten location ever since.

See also: anyplace, displace, displacement, everyplace, misplacement, misplacing, place, placed, placeholders, placement, placements, places, placing, placings, replace, someplace.