Misplacement

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bad placement. countable, uncountable

    "His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle."

  2. 2
    faulty position wordnet

Synonyms

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lossmalpositionmalpositionprivation

Example

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"His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle."

Etymology

From mis- + placement.

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