misaligned

[ mis-uh-lahynd ]

adjective

1. improperly or badly adjusted or aligned; out of line or position:

   The benefits of correcting misaligned teeth are many.

misaligned

/ ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnd /

adjective

1. placed or positioned wrongly or badly

Derived Forms

• ˌmisaˈlignment, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misaligned¹

First recorded in 1915–20; misalign ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Despite the costuming director’s profuse apologies, I found myself crying in front of the mirror in the women’s dressing room — not because I felt misaligned, but because I felt so aligned with my mind and body playing a male character that I couldn’t help but be awestruck by that groundedness.

From Los Angeles Times

Activists have been arguing this for years and would like to tap the brakes on a future they feel is misaligned with the past.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2021, the company also faced a recall related to faulty bonnet latches, some of which were misaligned and put the piece at increased risk of popping open.

From BBC

The analysis revealed that fault zones where the faults are more misaligned causes stick-slip episodes in the form of earthquakes.

From Science Daily

In particular, during a TDE, scientists predict that a star may fall onto a black hole from any direction, generating a disk of white-hot, shredded material that could be tilted, or misaligned, with respect to the black hole's spin.

From Science Daily