SINCE 1828
misalign
verb
mis·align
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misaligned;
misaligning
Definition of misalign
: 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 Even minor movement can cause the cords in the wireless charger to misalign and the charging to stop.— Rishabh Jain
Other Words from misalign
misaligned
\ ˌmis-ə-ˈlīnd
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adjective
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adjective
… the lack of stereopsis results from conflicting input reaching the brain from the two misaligned eyes …
— Susan R. Barry
Worn wheels, defective axles, … and misaligned rails, as well as human error, also cause derailments.
— Ralph Vartabedian
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