The state of being out of alignment or no longer properly lined up with something else.
From dis- (reversal, negation) + alignment (the act of arranging in a line). The prefix dis- comes from Latin and reverses the meaning of the base word.
This word is super useful in medicine and engineering—doctors talk about spinal disalignment when your backbone shifts, and mechanics worry about wheel disalignment affecting your car's performance. It's one of those technical words that actually describes something you might experience!
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