misplacement
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
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desubicación
- His frequent misplacement of important documents made it hard for him to stay organized.
Examples
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However, misplacement and misspelling of names and unreported errors in the catalogs may have resulted in some inaccuracies.
Academic text (1994) -
The misplacement of the keys caused her to be late for work.
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What disappoints me on both ends of the spectrum is the misplacement of importance on things other than Jesus.
Blog text (28) -
Cloud-based software allows students to access the same software and files from devices at home and school, rather than carrying them, and minimizes the potential for misplacement.
Academic text (2015) -
Data integrity is compromised when operations to the same storage data are allowed to overrun, resulting in misplacement of true data and also bad ownership assignments.
Academic text (1997) -
Behaviors most frequently challenging spousal caregivers in this study were repetitive questioning, lack of interest, excessive sleeping, and the frequent loss or misplacement of items.
Academic text (2009) -
First, acceleration might benefit underplaced students by minimizing the negative consequences of their misplacement, in particular, the loss of their time and money in a developmental course to which they were incorrectly assigned.
Academic text (2015) -
Unreported errors in the catalogs, missing catalogs, misspellings, and/or misplacement of names may result in inaccuracies.
Academic text (2001) -
After the furniture was moved, there was a misplacement of the chairs in the dining room.
Synonyms
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7.5
A situation in which money or other resources go to the wrong place
A body part or device being in the wrong place
Antonyms
How Lost
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misplacement is made of mis- 'wrong', as in mistake, and place 'to put' or 'position'. So misplacement simply means 'wrong putting'. It is used when you put something in the wrong place.