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misplaced adjective [ mɪsˈpleɪst ]

• incorrectly positioned.
• "a million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma"
• temporarily lost.
• "her misplaced keys"
Similar: lost, mislaid, missing, nowhere to be found,

misplace verb

• put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.
• "I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen"
Similar: lose, mislay, put in the wrong place, lose track of, miss, drop, forget, be unable to find, forget the whereabouts of,
Opposite: find, keep,
• position incorrectly.
• "Crewe came back into the game when Strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield"


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