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• v  place (something) where one cannot find it again
  I misplaced my eyeglasses
• v  place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
  misplaced modifiers
• s  put in the wrong place or position
  She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent
• s  lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
  misplaced tickets

• Beyond slogans, some conservatives believe that Gates' emphasis on changing the behavior of large corporations in developed countries is misplaced.
• All of which suggests that the media's fretting about beer and wine Democrats is misplaced.
• It was a man-made disaster, created by lousy engineering, misplaced priorities and pork-barrel politics.

• misplace
• mislay
• lose
• mislaid

News & Articles

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• Kelly Clarkson finds lost engagement ring
  By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com Kelly Clarkson misplaced her engagement ring over the weekend, but fortunately was able to find the $150,000 gem.
  June 11, 2013 - UPI
• Auditor: SIU lost hundreds of computers, at a cost of $416K
  Southern Illinois University misplaced more than 250 computers in the last fiscal year, and its East
  June 11, 2013 - Belleville News-Democrat
• App could replace paper insurance card
  SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' drivers may have an alternative to misplaced insurance cards. 
  June 11, 2013 - WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana

Quotes

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• Richard Blumenthal in Los Angeles Times
  On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that,Blumenthal said. "But I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to my country."
• Brin in BusinessWeek
  I hear Standard Oil is going to complain too,Brin said in a Thursday interview. "I think (the concerns) are misplaced."
• Patrick Leahy in Indiana Gazette
  The committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, said the concerns about timing were "misguided and misplaced."