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English-Thai Dictionary

misplaced

ADJ ซึ่ง ใส่ ผิด ที่  displaced mislaid out of place sueng-sai-pid-ti

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISPLACED

pp. Put in a wrong place, or on an improper object.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

misplaced

mis placed |misˈplāst ˌmɪsˈpleɪst | 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. (of an emotion ) directed unwisely or to an inappropriate object: he began to wonder if his sympathy were misplaced. 2 [ attrib. ] temporarily lost: her misplaced keys.

 

misplaced modifier

mis placed mod i fi er noun Grammar a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

 

Oxford Dictionary

misplaced

mis |placed |mɪsˈpleɪst | 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. (of a feeling or emotion ) directed unwisely or to an inappropriate object: he began to wonder if his sympathy was misplaced. 2 [ attrib. ] temporarily lost: her misplaced keys.

 

misplaced modifier

mis placed mod i fi er noun Grammar a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

misplaced

misplaced adjective 1 his affections were misplaced: misguided, unwise, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inappropriate. 2 misplaced keys: lost, mislaid, missing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

misplaced

misplaced adjective 1 his comments turned out to be misplaced: misguided, unwise, misconceived, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged; inappropriate, unsuitable, untoward, inapt. 2 her misplaced keys: lost, mislaid, missing, nowhere to be found.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

misplaced

m s pl ced /-t /形容詞 見当違いの .