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

Other Word Forms

• misalignment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misaligned¹

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

Example Sentences

“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.

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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.

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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.

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It also needs to remove obstacles that stand in the way: excessive regulation, bureaucratic delay, partisan gridlock and an education system misaligned with the skills we need.

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Administration officials argue that many affected positions are tied to programs misaligned with the president’s priorities.

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When To Use

What does misaligned mean?

Misaligned describes someone or something that is improperly adjusted or out of its proper form or position. Misaligned is frequently used in a figurative sense, especially to describe goals or ideas that don’t work together. For example, if your parents’ goal for you is to get good grades and your goal is to do as little schoolwork as possible, your parents’ and your goals are likely misaligned because the surest way to get good grades is to do the schoolwork. People might also be figuratively said to be misaligned, especially in relationships of all sorts. If you like staying up late and listening to loud music but your roommate likes going to bed early and a quiet room, the two of you might be misaligned—at least as roommates.Literally, something that is misaligned is out of its normal orientation or order in some way. Picture a row of chairs. If all of them are in a straight line, we say that they are aligned. If some of the chairs are farther forward than others, we say that the row of chairs is misaligned. Two or more things that can be arranged in a specific way in relation to each other, such as in a line or on an angle, can be misaligned. In medicine, one of the most common uses of misaligned is in reference to bones not lining up correctly. When a bone is out of place in the body it can lead to stiffness, pain, and other problems.Example: My teeth were so misaligned that I needed braces to fix them.