What is another word for Misplacing?

Pronunciation: [mɪsplˈe͡ɪsɪŋ] (IPA)

Misplacing is a common occurrence that happens to everyone, no matter how organized they may be. Sometimes it's easy to forget where you put your keys or phone, and it can be frustrating. Luckily, there are several synonyms for misplacing that you can use to switch things up. Instead of misplacing, you can say you have lost, misplaced, forgotten, left, or missed placed your item. Each of these words can be used depending on the context and can help you avoid repeating the same word over and over. Try using different synonyms for misplacing and enhance your vocabulary.

What are the hypernyms for Misplacing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Misplacing

Handel, for instance, although living nearly all his life in England, never became quite master of its language; hence the numerous cases of the Misplacing of syllables in his oratorios.
"Style in Singing"
W. E. Haslam
And this alteration is sometimes by adding sometimes by rabbating, of a sillable or letter to or from a word either in the beginning, middle or ending ioyning or vnioyning of sillibles and letters suppressing or confounding their seueral soundes, or by Misplacing of a letter, or by cleare exchaunge of one letter for another, or by wrong ranging of the accent.
"The Arte of English Poesie"
George Puttenham
The Misplacing of a punctuation mark gave the statement, as received by Mr. Davis, a totally different meaning from that which General Beauregard had intended.
"Recollections of a Varied Life"
George Cary Eggleston

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