mislay

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: mis=lay

CIDE DICTIONARY

mislay, v. t. 

•  To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.  [1913 Webster]

  "The fault is generally mislaid upon nature."  [1913 Webster]
•  To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.  [1913 Webster]

  "The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mislay, v.tr. (past and past part. -laid)
1 unintentionally put (a thing) where it cannot readily be found.
2 euphem. lose.

THESAURUS

mislay

be bereaved of, default, drop, forfeit, go astray from, incur loss, kiss good-bye, let slip, lose, lose out, mislocate, misplace, misput, miss, sacrifice, suffer loss, undergo privation, wander from

ROGET THESAURUS

mislay

Derangement

VB derange, disarrange, misarrange, displace, misplace, mislay, discompose, disorder, deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize, embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble, shuffle, randomize, huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot, bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder, muss, break the ranks, disconcert, convulse, break in upon, unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear, turn topsy-turvy, bedevil, complicate, involve, perplex, confound, imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, litter, scatter, mix, rearrange.

Loss

VB lose, incur a loss, experience a loss, meet with a loss, miss, mislay, let slip, allow to slip through the fingers, be without, forfeit, get rid of, waste, be lost, lapse.