— misplacement , n.
/mis plays"/ , v.t., misplaced, misplacing .
1. to put in a wrong place.
2. to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.
3. to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust.
[ 1545-55; MIS- 1 + PLACE ]
Syn. 1, 2. See displace. 3. misapply.