misplacement

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ placement.

Noun

misplacement (countable and uncountable, plural misplacements)

  1. Bad placement.
    His misplacement of his foot sprained his ankle.
    The misplacement of the supply shed at the far corner of the field resulted in great loss of time.
    • 1967, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of the Surveying and Mapping Division, page 122:
      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.

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