mislocation
noun[U]
uk/ˌmɪs.ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.loʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/theactofwronglysaying orthinkingthat something is in aparticularplaceorposition:
Thebookhas not been welledited:examplesof thisincludethe mislocation of Aubeterre in themaponpage3, and the misidentification of aphotographonpage300.
It ispossiblethatlaterscribesrecognizedtheapparentmislocation of thetemporalmarkeranddecidedtorestoreit toitsproperposition.
afailuretofindtheexactpositionof someone or something:
After aprisonerwentmissinginside thejail, there was said to be afailuretoinformthecontrollerabout his "mislocation".
Finding and discovering
- a fishing expeditionidiom
- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- finding
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- pinpoint
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rediscover
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover
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