mislocate
verb
mis·lo·cate
ˌmis-ˈlō-ˌkāt 
-lō-ˈkāt
mislocated; mislocating
1
transitive
: to incorrectly determine or indicate the location of (someone or something)
Mislocating emotion as a feature of the world rather than of the self must overlook an analysis of how and why the self is emotional.—
Warren Frederick Morris
Warren Frederick MorrisThe new app mislocates some notable points of interest and can't find others at all.—Troy Wolverton
Troy Wolverton2
transitive + intransitive
baseball
: to fail to direct (a pitch) to its intended location relative to the strike zone
Logan threw another strike before he mislocated an 0-2 fastball that Tomlinson lined into left …—Henry Schulman
Henry Schulman… and when he mislocated on a couple of pitches, they were able to get some base hits.—John Farrell
John FarrellDictionary Entries Near mislocate
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“Mislocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislocate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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