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Misplaced - English meaning

Misplaced – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Incorrectly positioned.

Usage examples:

A million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma
adjective

Temporarily lost.

Usage examples:

Her misplaced keys

Synonims:

LostMislaidMissingNowhere to be found
verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen

Synonims:

LoseMislayPut in the wrong placeLose track ofMissDropForgetBe unable to findForget the whereabouts of
verb

Position incorrectly.

Usage examples:

Crewe came back into the game when strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield
adjective

Directed toward someone or something for the wrong reasons

Usage examples:

Their life together was full of misplaced trust and repressed emotion.

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Misplaced: translate from English into Chinese

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错位

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Misplaatst

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Égaré

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Verlegt, Unangebracht

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गलत

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Fuori luogo

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잘못된

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Неуместный

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Fuera de lugar

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Misplaced – similar words

misplacing

verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen
verb

Present participle of misplace

Usage examples:

She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.
Misplacing - all meanings in English

misplaces

verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen
Misplaces - all meanings in English

misplace

ˌmɪsˈpleɪs

verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen
verb

To lose something, esp. temporarily, by forgetting where you put it

Usage examples:

I am always misplacing my eyeglasses.
verb

To lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it

Usage examples:

She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.
Misplace - all meanings in English

Misplaced synonims

drop

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette
noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground
verb

Let fall to the ground

Drop - all meanings in English

forget

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines
verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…
Forget - all meanings in English

lose

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite
verb

To not be able to find something

Usage examples:

I lost my keys somewhere in the house., two officers chased the suspect, but he turned down an alle…
verb

To no longer have something or have less of something, because it has been taken away from you, or you fail to keep it

Usage examples:

Manufacturing lost 11,000 jobs in june after several months of small increases., she was among 40 p…
Lose - all meanings in English

lost

adjective

Past and past participle of lose.

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite
adjective

(of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found

Usage examples:

A lost child/pet/earring, we got lost on the way home., fig. i’d be lost without you (= i would not…
Lost - all meanings in English

mislaid

verb

Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I seem to have mislaid my car keys

Past simple and past participle of mislay

Mislaid - all meanings in English

mislay

verb

Unintentionally put (an object) where it cannot readily be found and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I seem to have mislaid my car keys
Mislay - all meanings in English

miss

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target
noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game
noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong
Miss - all meanings in English

missing

adjective

(of a thing) not able to be found because it is not in its expected place.

Usage examples:

A quantity of cash has gone missing
verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target
adjective

(of a person or possession) not found where you expect to find someone or something; lost or absent

Usage examples:

He disappeared on his way to school and has been missing for over a year., when did you realize the…
Missing - all meanings in English

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