misplace

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ place

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

misplace (third-person singular simple present misplaces, present participle misplacing, simple past and past participle misplaced)

1. (transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
2. (figuratively) To apply one's talents inappropriately.
3. To put something in the wrong location.

Synonyms

• mislay

Translations

To put something somewhere and then forget its location

Finnish: kadottaa (fi), hukata (fi) German: verlegen (de)

Japanese: 置き忘れる (ja) (okiwasureru) Norwegian: forlegge (no)

To apply one's talents inappropriately

Norwegian: misforstå (no)