mislocate

Put somewhere wrong

To mislocate something is to place it in the wrong location or to incorrectly identify where something is: The shipping company mislocated our package in their warehouse.

It can also mean to fail to find something's proper place: I've mislocated my glasses again.

displacement

misplace

Lose track of temporarily

displace · misarrange · lose track · misset · misalign · misdirect · misroute · misassign

confusion

disoriented

Lacking sense of direction

uncertain · muddled · mixed up · turned around · confused · second-guessing · unsure · mistaken

error

mislabel

Mark with incorrect information

misenter · miscategorize · misattribute

searching

hunt

Pursuit of quarry

  • seekTry to find
  • rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
  • scourClean by hard rubbing

sift · look for · track down · retrace · search · comb through · ransack · dig through · go through · ferret out

frustration

annoyance

State of being bothered

impatience · aggravation · displeasure · chagrin · flustered

Opposites
accuracy of locating

mislocatelocate

Discover the position of

find · pinpoint · spot · track down · discover

Family

mislocated, mislocating, mislocation

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