misalign

M3I1S1A1L1I1G2N1

verb

To align incorrectly

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Meanings

verbmisalign (third-person singular simple present misaligns, present participle misaligning, simple past and past participle misaligned)

present singular third person misaligns · participle present misaligning · participle past misaligned · past misaligned

  1. To align incorrectly

    Synonyms: dealign

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo align incorrectly

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishalign
  10. Englishmisalign

From mis- + align.

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APA

misalign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misalign

MLA

“misalign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misalign. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misalign,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misalign.

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