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misplacement

/mɪsˈpɫeɪsmənt/ noun

Bad placement.

Word Origin The mis- prefix (badly) plus place, from Latin platea 'courtyard, broad street' — so misplacement is literally 'putting in the wrong open space.' The same root platea gives us plaza, and place itself is in countless compounds like fireplace, marketplace, birthplace.

noun Bad placement. countable

The misplacement of important documents caused delays in the legal proceedings.

(名词) 错置；放置不当

重要文件的错误放置导致了法律程序的延误。

(sustantivo) Mala ubicación.

La mala ubicación de documentos importantes causó retrasos en los procedimientos legales.

(nom) mauvais emplacement; mauvais placement [Mauvais placement ; fait de placer quelque chose au mauvais endroit.]

Le mauvais placement de documents importants a causé des retards dans la procédure judiciaire.

(Substantiv) Fehlplatzierung; falsche Platzierung [falsche oder unpassende Platzierung; das Verlegen oder Anordnen von etwas an einem ungeeigneten Ort.]

Die **misplacement** wichtiger Dokumente führte zu Verzögerungen im Gerichtsverfahren.

(名詞) 不適切な配置。置き場所を間違えること。

重要な書類のmisplacementが法的手続きの遅延を引き起こした。

(substantivo) mau posicionamento; colocação errada; má colocação; posicionamento incorreto [Mau posicionamento.]

O mau posicionamento de documentos importantes causou atrasos no processo judicial.

Synonyms: mislocation displacement mispositioning malposition wrong placement misarrangement misorder dislocation Antonyms: correct placement proper placement accurate positioning right arrangement
Word parts: mis + place + ment

Related words

replace replacement displace displacement misplace placeless placer

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