Meanings
plural misplacements
- countableuncountableBad placement.
His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle.
2 more examples
The misplacement of the supply shed at the far corner of the field resulted in great loss of time.
The surveyor is usually called in after the occupation is discovered to be foreign and therefore an encroachment; then the misplacement is found to be the result of a missurvey, or no survey.
1967, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of the Surveying and Mapping Division, page 122
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishplacement
- Englishmisplacement
Cite this entry
misplacement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misplacement
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