misplace

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ place

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪsˈpleɪs/
Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

misplace (third-person singular simple present misplaces, present participle misplacing, simple past and past participle misplaced)

(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
(figuratively) To apply one's talents inappropriately.
To put something in the wrong location.

Synonyms

mislay

Translations

to put something somewhere and then forget its location

Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: ضيع‎ (ḍayyaʕ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 擱忘 (zh), 搁忘 (zh) (gēwàng), 誤放, 误放 (wùfàng)
Crimean Tatar: coytmaq
Dutch: misleggen (Belgian Dutch)
Finnish: kadottaa (fi), hukata (fi)
French: égarer (fr)
German: verlegen (de)

Japanese: 置き忘れる (おきわすれる, okiwasureru)
Norwegian: forlegge (no)
Polish: zgubić (pl) pf, zagubić pf, zapodziać pf
Russian: заложи́ть (ru) pf (založítʹ), затеря́ть (ru) pf (zaterjátʹ), засу́нуть (ru) pf (zasúnutʹ)
Spanish: extraviar (es), traspapelar (es)
Swedish: förlägga (sv)
Venetian: pèrdar (vec)

to apply one's talents inappropriately

Norwegian: misforstå (no)