I suspect it is most frequently used as in "misplaced trust". This is when someone or something is/was trusted, but should not have been for some reason.
I suspect "misplaced dream" as Joe says means a dream, a wishful thought, an intended goal, a long-hoped outcome, was unrealistic for some reason.
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His long-time dream was to one day be rich beyond compare.
Given that he had no talent for anything useful, it was a misplaced dream.
Better example, anyone?