Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Misplace \Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misplaced}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Misplacing}.]
   To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or
   unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.

Source : WordNet®

misplace
     v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
          misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {mislay}, {lose}]
     2: place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position;
        "misplaced modifiers"