misalign

verb

mis·align ˌmis-ə-ˈlīn

misaligned; misaligning

: to align badly or incorrectly

… the rear coach loosened an axle crossing a rough switch frog, misaligning the wheels so that they came off the track and bumped along the ties …—

Terry Pindell

Even minor movement can cause the cords in the wireless charger to misalign and the charging to stop.—

Rishabh Jain

misaligned

ˌmis-ə-ˈlīnd

adjective

… the lack of stereopsis results from conflicting input reaching the brain from the two misaligned eyes … —

Susan R. Barry

Worn wheels, defective axles, … and misaligned rails, as well as human error, also cause derailments. —

Ralph Vartabedian

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This approach is misaligned with key norms like the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), which require meaningful engagement with stakeholders at each stage of the due diligence process. —

Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024 Traditional approaches to contract negotiation, heavily focused on risk mitigation, are increasingly misaligned with business needs. —

Tim Cummins daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 18 Dec. 2024 Fee-for-service reimbursement, which incentivizes volume over outcomes, is misaligned with the goal of preventing life-threatening medical complications. —

Robert Pearl, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Crossing longitudes quickly leaves our internal clock—otherwise known as our circadian rhythm—and the actual clock at our destination misaligned. —

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