Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MISPLACED
mislaid, misplaced
(adjective) lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; “the mislaid hat turned up eventually”; “misplaced tickets”
misplaced
(adjective) put in the wrong place or position; “She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
misplaced
simple past tense and past participle of misplace
Adjective
misplaced (comparative more misplaced, superlative most misplaced)
Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings.
Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.
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Source: Wiktionary
MISPLACE
Mis*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Misplacing.]
Definition: To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALIENATED
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
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