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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]