(n)a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us', Syn.misplaced modifier
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misplaced p. pr. & vb. n. Misplacing ]1. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To place in a location that one does not recall; to mislay; to lose. [ PJC ]