mispositioning
/ˌmɪspəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of putting something in the wrong position.
- Careful planning helps avoid mispositioning of equipment on the site.
- Mispositioning of the antenna can lead to poor reception.
- The technician blamed the error on mispositioning of the drill.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of misposition: putting something in the wrong place.
- The robot keeps mispositioning the parts on the assembly line.
- Stop mispositioning the cursor; click exactly on the icon.
- He is mispositioning the tiles, and they won't line up.