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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. put in the wrong place or position;
- Example: "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent"

2. lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place;
- Example: "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"
- Example: "misplaced tickets"
[syn: mislaid, misplaced]


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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misplaced adj 1: put in the wrong place or position; "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent" 2: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]