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misplacement en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English placement English misplacement From mis- + placement.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Bad placement.
   • His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle.
   • 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:
   • The misplacement of the supply shed at the far corner of the field resulted in great loss of time.

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