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   Mis·placed

   /ˌmisˈplāst/

   

   adjective

   • 1. incorrectly positioned: "a million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma"
   • ▪ not appropriate or correct in the circumstances: "a telling sign of misplaced priorities" Similar misguidedunwisemisconceivedill-advisedill-consideredill-judgedinappropriateunsuitableuntowardinapt
   • ▪ (of an emotion) directed unwisely or to an inappropriate object: "he began to wonder if his sympathy were misplaced"
   • 2. temporarily lost: "her misplaced keys" Similar lostmislaidmissingnowhere to be found

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • I

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   • S

     1

   • P

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   • L

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   • A

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   • C

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   • E

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   • D

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