misorientation

noun

mis·ori·en·ta·tion | \ ˌmis-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən

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, -ˌen-\

plural misorientations

Definition of misorientation

: the state or an instance of being improperly or incorrectly oriented misorientation of migrating birds … the nature of life and the absence of delusion or misorientation.— Peter Harvey

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The first known use of misorientation was in 1914

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