Meaning & use
misalignment
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The state of being incorrectly aligned or positioned relative to something else.
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A misalignment in the printer's rollers was causing the paper to jam.
The therapist pointed to a slight misalignment in her spine as the source of the back pain.
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Used both literally, for physical parts or bones, and figuratively, as in a "misalignment" between a company's goals and its actions.
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