misalignment

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noun

The state, or an instance, of being misaligned.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

nounmisalignment (countable and uncountable, plural misalignments)

plural misalignments

  1. countableuncountableThe state, or an instance, of being misaligned.

    Synonyms: disalignment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state, or an instance, of being misaligned.

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. Englishalignment
  10. Englishmisalignment

From mis- + alignment.

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Translations

French mauvais alignement
  • mauvais alignementstate of being misaligned
Irish mí-ailíniú
  • mí-ailíniústate of being misaligned
Italian disallineamento, disassamento
  • disallineamentostate of being misaligned
  • disassamentostate of being misaligned
Portuguese desalinhamento
  • desalinhamentostate of being misaligned
Spanish desalineamiento, desalineación
  • desalineamientostate of being misaligned
  • desalineaciónstate of being misaligned
  • mal alineamientostate of being misaligned
  • mala alineaciónstate of being misaligned

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misalignment

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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