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
Examples of misalign in a Sentence
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The issue was discovered after a customer complaint revealed that a shipment misaligned with product requirements, the FDA said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The page layout for the crossword on July 3 was misaligned, cutting off several clues.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Agents might become uninterpretable or misaligned with human directives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
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
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The page layout for the crossword on July 3 was misaligned, cutting off several clues.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Agents might become uninterpretable or misaligned with human directives.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
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
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“Misalign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misalign. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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