misplacing

From the verb misplace: (⇒ conjugate)

misplacing is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•place /mɪsˈpleɪs/   v. [~ + object] , -placed, -plac•ing. 

1. to put in a wrong place.
2. to put in a place afterward forgotten:
   I seem to have misplaced my keys.
3. to place or bestow improperly or unwisely:
   to misplace his trust in someone.

mis•placed, adj.: 

misplaced loyalties.

Compare mislay.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•place  (mis plās′), v.t., -placed, -plac•ing. 

1. to put in a wrong place.
2. to put in a place afterward forgotten;
   lose;
   mislay.
3. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely:
   to misplace one's trust.

• mis-¹ + place 1545–55

mis•place′ment, n. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. See displace. 
• 3. misapply.

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misplace / ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/ verb (transitive)

1. to put (something) in the wrong place, esp to lose (something) temporarily by forgetting where it was placed; mislay
2. (often passive) to bestow (trust, confidence, affection, etc) unadvisedly

ˌmisˈplacement noun