MISALIGN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misalign mean? 

• MISALIGN (verb)
  The verb MISALIGN has 1 sense:

1. align imperfectly or badly

  Familiarity information: MISALIGN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISALIGN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they misalign    ... he / she / it misaligns   
Past simple: misaligned   
Past participle: misaligned   
-ing form: misaligning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Align imperfectly or badly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

the elements of the turbine were misaligned

Hypernyms (to "misalign" is one way to...):

align; coordinate; ordinate (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

misalignment (the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned)

 Context examples 

An orthodontic appliance designed to correct misaligned teeth.

(Orthodontic Braces, NCI Thesaurus)

Doctors use it in small doses to treat health problems, including: • Temporary smoothing of facial wrinkles and improving your appearance • Severe underarm sweating • Cervical dystonia - a neurological disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder muscle contractions • Blepharospasm - uncontrollable blinking • Strabismus - misaligned eyes • Chronic migraine • Overactive bladder

(Botox, NIH)