adj
Meaning 1
Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I felt so misplaced at that party last night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misplaced
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Meaning 2
Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of misplace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the mislaid hat turned up eventually
- misplaced tickets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mislaid
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
put in the wrong place or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: kōkei — cannot be found
- Norwegian Bokmål: feilplassert — cannot be found
- Norwegian Nynorsk: feilplassert — cannot be found
Real reading context