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misplaced

The correct spelling is misplaced.

How to pronounce misplaced

verb

Say it like: Mis-pla-sed

The correct spelling is misplaced. To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay For example: "I felt so misplaced at that party last night."

Usage Examples

I felt so misplaced at that party last night.

I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
  2. 2.To apply one's talents inappropriately.
  3. 3.To put something in the wrong location.

adjective

  1. 1.Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
  2. 2.Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.

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