misalign

American  

[mis-uh-lahyn] / ˌmɪs əˈlaɪn /

verb (used with object)

1. to adjust or align improperly or badly: Too often we misalign our actions with our values.

   Stiff back muscles can pull and misalign vertebrae.

   Too often we misalign our actions with our values.

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verb (used without object)

1. to become improperly or badly aligned; fall out of line or position.

   I see how the system sometimes misaligns and causes unintended problems.

Other Word Forms

• misalignment noun

Etymology

Origin of misalign

First recorded in 1905–10; mis- ¹ ( def. ) + align ( def. )

Example Sentences

“On this one issue, I don’t think we could be more misaligned.”

From Los Angeles Times

The result is a market in which preferences are private, incentives are misaligned and reliable information is hard to come by.

From The Wall Street Journal

One committee member in favour of the change, Retsef Levi, said the US hepatitis B vaccine policy was "misaligned" with other countries around the world.

From BBC

But the government and the CPS were both criticised for a process "beset by confusion and misaligned expectations".

From Barron's

Instead, it was beset by "shambolic" mismanagement and "confusion and misaligned expectations".

From BBC