Cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

simple past tense and past participle of mislay

(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction. / To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression. / To deceptively trick into something wrong.

A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction. / (countable) That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).

Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

present participle of mislead

A deception that misleads.

(law) Property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner intentionally placed it somewhere, but then forgot to retrieve it from that place, and would be able to locate the property.

simple past tense and past participle of mislabel

simple past tense and past participle of mislabel