"misplacement" meaning in English

See misplacement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: misplacements [plural]
Etymology: mis- + placement Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|placement}} mis- + placement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misplacement (countable and uncountable, plural misplacements)
  1. Bad placement. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misplacement meaning in English (1.2kB)

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