misplacement
Example Sentences
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The problem, as I see it, stems from both the urgency of the crisis we’re in and the misplacement of the skepticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Due to the misplacement, one was never switched on and the other probe had to be switched off as he suffered slurred speech and other side effects.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022
Readers of all races, creeds, sexual orientations and genders will recognize Owen’s feelings of misplacement — but queer readers perhaps will find something more.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Rather than suffering from a catastrophic misplacement of ambition, that baseline effort has vanished completely.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2018
But then the strangeness between us began, the feelings of oddness and misplacement, and our move never happened.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
