misplace

1. (transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.Examples: "I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?"; "At least once a week a patient will come into Dr. Thomas Loepfe’s busy geriatric clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, with a worry. She will tell him she’s been misplacing her glasses lately, or he’ll say he’s concerned about losing the car keys."; "She misplaces her things regularly (for example her phone, keys or bank card)."transitive

2. (figuratively) To apply one's talents inappropriately.Examples: "Bart Groothuijze, who runs the Castodian foundation promoting safer motorbiking, blames a misplaced sense of freedom and vanity."figuratively