MISPLACED


Meaning of MISPLACED in English

mis ‧ placed /ˌmɪsˈpleɪst◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ place , ↑ placement , ↑ placing , ↑ displacement , ↑ replacement ; verb : ↑ place , ↑ displace , ↑ misplace , ↑ replace ; adjective : ↑ displaced , ↑ misplaced , ↑ replaceable ]

misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them:

I realized that my trust in him was misplaced.

She stuck with him through a misplaced sense of loyalty.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.