Mislaid

//mɪsˈleɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mislay form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.
Adjective
  1. 1
    lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place wordnet

Synonyms

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lostmisplacedmisplacedout of place

Example

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"I cannot be sure of the exact date, for some of my memoranda upon the matter have been mislaid, but it must have been towards the end of the first year during which Holmes and I shared chambers in Baker Street."

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mislaid property

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