mislay

verb

mis·​lay ˌmis-ˈlā How to pronounce mislay (audio)
mislaid ˌmis-ˈlād How to pronounce mislay (audio) ; mislaying
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transitive verb

: to put in an unremembered place : lose
mislaid the car keys

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I'm always mislaying my bus pass.
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So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Broadening the base has always been the plan, but its been mislaid for 80 years. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Texas law only recognizes three of those property terms– abandoned, lost and mislaid. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mislay

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislay. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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mislay

verb
mis·​lay (ˈ)mis-ˈlā How to pronounce mislay (audio)
mislaid -ˈlād How to pronounce mislay (audio) ; mislaying
: to put in a place later forgotten : lose
mislaid the car keys

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