misplacement
Put somewhere incorrect
Misplacement is putting something in the wrong place, or the state of having been put there.
Unlike losing, misplacement implies the object exists somewhere—just not where it belongs or where you can find it: The misplacement of my keys made me late.
The word also applies to abstract things: a misplacement of trust, a misplacement of priorities.
Losing track of something
- losingFailing to win
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
- mislocatingPositioning in wrong place
- disappearanceAct of going missing
forgetfulness · carelessness · disorganization · absentmindedness · oversight · neglect · irretrievability · unavailability
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- slipMinor error or misstep
- miscalculationError in estimation
foul-up · mix-up · misfiling · misshelving · mislabeling · misrouting · misdelivery · wrong location
Forced out of position
- shiftingChanging position or form
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
dislodgment · movement · rearrangement · wrong position · malpositioning · disarrangement · shuffling · dislocating
Faulty evaluation of something
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
mislaying
Losing track of something
- losingFailing to win
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
- mislocatingPositioning in wrong place
disappearance · forgetfulness · carelessness · disorganization · absentmindedness · oversight · neglect · irretrievability · unavailability · inaccessibility
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- slipMinor error or misstep
miscalculation · foul-up · mix-up · misfiling · misshelving · mislabeling · misrouting · misdelivery · wrong location · sorting error
dislocation
Forced out of position
- shiftingChanging position or form
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- relocationPermanent change of residence
transposition · dislodgment · movement · rearrangement · wrong position · malpositioning · disarrangement · shuffling · dislocating · wrong shelf
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- positioning errorsmisalignment, offset, misregistration, off-center, skew
- inventory errorsmiscount, mislabel, wrong location, wrong item, overstock
- mix-upsmix-up, mistake, error, confusion, mix
- property lossproperty loss, lost property, forfeiture, confiscation, seizure
- edge casesedge cases, special case, off-by-one, overflow, underflow
misplacementplacement
Putting somewhere specific
arrangement · organization · orderliness · filing · proper storage
misplacementretrieval
Act of getting back
recovery · finding · locating · discovery · reclamation
misplacementsafekeeping
Protective care of possessions
securing · retention · preservation · storage · safeguarding