adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of misplace form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.

   "I felt so misplaced at that party last night."

2. 2
   Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.

   "I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced."

Adjective

1. 1
   lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place wordnet
2. 2
   put in the wrong place or position wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

disarrangedamissaskewawrycockeyedconvulsed

Example

More examples

"I can't believe I misplaced the party information and registration you sent to me."

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