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- [mis-pleys]
- /mɪsˈpleɪs/
- /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/
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- [mis-pleys]
- /mɪsˈpleɪs/
Definitions of misplace word
- verb with object misplace to put in a wrong place. 1
- verb with object misplace to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay. 1
- verb with object misplace to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust. 1
- noun misplace Put in the wrong place and lose temporarily because of this; mislay. 1
- transitive verb misplace lose, mislay 1
- transitive verb misplace place unwisely 1
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Origin of misplace
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; mis-1 + place
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Parts of speech for Misplace
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misplace popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misplace
verb misplace
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- mislay — to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
Antonyms for misplace
verb misplace
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
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