misaligned
pronunciation
How to pronounce misaligned in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnd]
How to pronounce misaligned in American English:
US [ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnd]
Word Origin
- misaligned (adj.)
- 1903, from mis- (1) + past participle of align.
Example
- 1. • Misaligned investors can cause as much harm as weak management .
- 2. Fisman and sullivan give us example after example of misaligned incentives that lead to troubling and sometimes disastrous effect .
- 3. Our bill requires the treasury department to identify fundamentally misaligned currencies .
- 4. If any nation has a large and persistent surplus or deficit , the imf should rule on whether its currency is misaligned .
- 5. The u. s. senate voted tuesday to pass legislation that would force the white house to more aggressively seek tariffs and other penalties against countries with ' misaligned ' currencies .