Definition of "misplacement" [mis•place•ment]

• Bad placement. (noun)

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• "It is a fact known to every observing physician that from fifty to seventy-five percent of all women have some kind of misplacement of the genital organs and that only a comparatively small number of these suffer from local disturbances, indicating that, in most cases, misplacement alone will not create serious trouble."
• "Dana Conklin, community resource manager for the city's parks and recreation department, agreed, saying that time, construction and Mother Nature affected the "misplacement" of the time capsules."
• "The mosaic pattern is really delicate and any kind of misplacement can ruin the look of your floors or walls."