Standard Lemma guide
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noun
The state, or an instance, of being misaligned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: disalignment
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: placement, arrangement
History
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 alignment English misalignment From mis- + alignment.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
