Dec 4, 2016 · None of them should have been misplaced. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 Cena explained that his personal drive was misplaced, showing a lack of empathy for his …

MISPLACED definition: 1. directed towards someone or something wrongly or in a way that does not show good judgment: 2…. Learn more.

misplaced (ˌmɪsˈpleɪst) adj (of trust, loyalty, etc) bestowed inappropriately inappropriate to the occasion or mood (of a letter or an accent in writing) put in the wrong place

If you describe a feeling or action as misplaced, you are critical of it because you think it is inappropriate, or directed towards the wrong thing or person.

verb (used with object) misplaced, misplacing to put in a wrong place. to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely. to misplace one's trust. …

Definition of misplaced adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

adjective put in the wrong place or position “She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent” synonyms: disarranged having the arrangement disturbed; not in order

Synonyms for MISPLACED: missing, lost, gone, mislaid, forgotten, absent, irretrievable, unknown; Antonyms of MISPLACED: retained, possessed, owned, loved, protected, valued, cherished, treasured

She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.

mis•place /mɪsˈpleɪs/ v. [~ + object], -placed, -plac•ing. to put in a wrong place. to put in a place afterward forgotten: I seem to have misplaced my keys. to place or bestow improperly or unwisely: to …