misplace

misplace is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
2. verb. place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

   "misplaced modifiers"

3. verb. place (something) where one cannot find it again

   "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

   Synonyms: lose, mislay

Synonyms

lose, mislay

Common word forms

misplaced, misplaces, misplacing, misplacement

Words from these letters

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