misalign vs align

misalign and align both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misalign	No	No	Yes	No
align	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, align is a hypernym of misalign; that is, align is a word with a broader meaning than misalign:

misalign: align imperfectly or badly
align: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

Other hypernyms of misalign include coordinate, ordinate.

misalign (verb)	align (verb)
align imperfectly or badly	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
	be or come into adjustment with