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
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Having Isaac and Iris be misaligned in their expectations reflects modern dating.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 25 July 2025
Somehow, the program had been misaligned by a degree.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
It could certainly be argued that golfers might disproportionately be anti-woke, and thus are misaligned with Zero’s values.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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
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Barry Levitt, Time, 25 July 2025
Somehow, the program had been misaligned by a degree.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
It could certainly be argued that golfers might disproportionately be anti-woke, and thus are misaligned with Zero’s values.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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
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“Misalign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misalign. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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