misplacement

Definitions

The act of putting something in the wrong place.

The state of being incorrectly located or situated.

Examples

The misplacement of the important documents caused a significant delay in the project.

She apologized for the misplacement of the keys, which had been sitting on the counter the whole time.

Frequent misplacement of personal items can sometimes be a sign of chronic stress or distraction.

Synonyms

displacement mislaying loss misallocation misapprehension dislocation misordering

Antonyms

placement location arrangement order organization positioning recovery