misplace

verb3

1. •
   To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

   • I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?
2. •
   To put something in the wrong location.

   • Every word in English of more than one Syllable has a fixed accent established by the custom of the language, to misplace which is as offensive to the propriety of speech, as to missound the vowel. — 1808
3. •
   (figurative) To apply one's talents inappropriately.

   • Bart Groothuijze, who runs the Castodian foundation promoting safer motorbiking, blames a misplaced sense of freedom and vanity. — 2024