misalign
verb
mis·align
ˌmis-ə-ˈlīn 
misaligned; misaligning
: to align badly or incorrectly
… the rear coach loosened an axle crossing a rough switch frog, misaligning the wheels so that they came off the track and bumped along the ties …—
Terry Pindell
Terry PindellEven minor movement can cause the cords in the wireless charger to misalign and the charging to stop.—Rishabh Jain
Rishabh Jain
misaligned
adjective
… the lack of stereopsis results from conflicting input reaching the brain from the two misaligned eyes …
—Susan R. Barry
Susan R. Barry
Worn wheels, defective axles, … and misaligned rails, as well as human error, also cause derailments.
—Ralph Vartabedian
Ralph Vartabedian
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Decision-making quality, willpower, patience, mood, charisma, and even relationship-building all degrade when leaders are misaligned with their internal timing.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Some observers fear that vague criteria could confuse applicants and serve as a way for the government to stifle speech critical of the administration or misaligned with U.S. policy.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 23 June 2025
If even one of these is misaligned, the whole transformation suffers.
—Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The choice has raised crucial questions about fairness, category integrity and the responsibility of the Television Academy’s acting peer group to intervene if nominations seem misaligned with the performances presented.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Some observers fear that vague criteria could confuse applicants and serve as a way for the government to stifle speech critical of the administration or misaligned with U.S. policy.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 23 June 2025
If even one of these is misaligned, the whole transformation suffers.
—Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The choice has raised crucial questions about fairness, category integrity and the responsibility of the Television Academy’s acting peer group to intervene if nominations seem misaligned with the performances presented.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for misalign
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“Misalign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misalign. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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