mis‧placed /ˌmɪsˈpleɪst◂/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
place,
placement,
placing,
displacement,
replacement;
verb:
place,
displace,
misplace,
replace;
adjective:
displaced,
misplaced,
replaceable]
misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them:
I realized that my trust in him was misplaced. She stuck with him through a misplaced sense of loyalty. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲