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# misplaced

verb form and adjective (misplace, misplaces, misplaced, misplacing)

«misplaced» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Put somewhere and then not able to find it; lost for a while. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#m1)
2. (adjective) Put in the wrong place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#m2)
3. (adjective) Given to the wrong person or thing, or not deserved (misplaced trust, misplaced confidence). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: "I've misplaced my keys." In maths and writing: a misplaced decimal point or comma changes the meaning or the number. Phrases: misplaced trust, a misplaced decimal point.

### Examples

- I've misplaced my reading book again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x1)
- Mum misplaced her glasses — they were on her head! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x2)
- A misplaced decimal point turned 2.5 into 25. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x3)
- His trust in the stranger was misplaced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x4)
- The misplaced comma made the sentence confusing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x5)
- We found the misplaced key under the mat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb (misplaced, misplacing). "Misplaced" usually means lost for a short time, softer than "lost". For numbers: a misplaced decimal point multiplies or divides by 10, 100 and so on — always check where the point goes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misplaced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misplaced/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misplaced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misplaced.html) on Mova free.