Definition of misalign
misaligned;
misaligning
transitive + intransitive
: 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
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misaligned
play \ˌmis-ə-ˈlīnd\ adjective-
- … the lack of stereopsis results from conflicting input reaching the brain from the two misaligned eyes …
- —Susan R. Barry
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- Worn wheels, defective axles, … and misaligned rails, as well as human error, also cause derailments.
- —Ralph Vartabedian
