Definitions

misplace

[mis-pleys] / mɪsˈpleɪs /

VERB

lose; be unable to find

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse disorganize disturb unsettle

STRONG

disarrange dishevel disorder displace mislay miss mix muss remove scatter

WEAK

be unable to lay hands on forget whereabouts of lose track of misfile place unwisely place wrongly put in wrong place

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compose order organize

WEAK

find

Example Sentences

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Misplace, mis-plās′, v.t. to put in a wrong place: to set on an improper object.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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