'Misplaced' definitions:
Definition of 'misplaced'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Put in the wrong place or position; "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent"
adjective
Lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]
Definition of 'Misplaced'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'misplaced'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amiss,
- askew,
- awry,
- cockeyed,
- convulsed,
- deranged,
- disarranged,
- discomfited,
- discomposed,
- disconcerted,
- dislocated,
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- disorganized,
- disturbed,
- haywire,
- ill-adapted,
- ill-assorted,
- ill-chosen,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-matched,
- ill-sorted,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- improper,
- in disorder,
- inadmissible,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inept,
- infelicitous,
- irrelevant,
- mal a propos,
- maladjusted,
- malapropos,
- misjoined,
- mislaid,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- misput,
- on the fritz,
- out of character,
- out of gear,
- out of joint,
- out of keeping,
- out of kelter,
- out of kilter,
- out of line,
- out of order,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of season,
- out of step,
- out of time,
- out of tune,
- out of turn,
- out of whack,
- perturbed,
- roily,
- shuffled,
- turbid,
- turbulent,
- unadapted,
- unapt,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- unfitting,
- unqualified,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unsettled,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untimely,
- upset