verb
Meaning 1
To align incorrectly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dealign
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misalign
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verb
Meaning 2
align imperfectly or badly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the elements of the turbine were misaligned
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: align, ordinate, coordinate
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English align English misalign From mis- + align.