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

History is full of ambitious international agreements that collapse under self-interest, misaligned incentives or inertia.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s pushing leaders to sideline concerns about the dangers of powerful AI models, including the spread of disinformation and other harmful content, and the development of superintelligent AI systems misaligned with human values.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ve started to say to governments, you should think of AI systems as kind of like countries that are arriving into the world, and misaligned AI systems as like rogue states,” Clark said.

From The Wall Street Journal

UK-based research firm Capital Economics told AFP that a temporary boost for the peso thanks to the US intervention "doesn't change the fact that the peso is substantially misaligned" -- overvalued by an estimated 30 percent.

From Barron's

Robinson and Kanin are smart to ensure the two sides aren’t starkly misaligned, and the star employs a variety of shades in his performance.

From Salon