mispositioned
Set somewhere incorrect
Mispositioned means placed incorrectly or in the wrong location.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—medical devices, equipment, or body parts that aren't where they should be: The catheter was mispositioned and had to be adjusted.
It can also describe anything set in an unsuitable spot: The mispositioned camera missed half the action.
Put in wrong location
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- askewTilted from true
- awryCrooked or wrong
crooked · displaced · shifted · offset · tilted · angled · slanted · misaligned
Occurring at wrong moment
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- ill-advisedShowing poor judgment
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
outmaneuvered · vulnerable · exposed · weak · uncompetitive · mistargeted · off-target · misdirected
misplaced
Put in wrong location
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- askewTilted from true
awry · crooked · displaced · shifted · offset · tilted · angled · slanted · misaligned · out-of-place
ill-timed
Occurring at wrong moment
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- ill-advisedShowing poor judgment
disadvantaged · outmaneuvered · vulnerable · exposed · weak · uncompetitive · mistargeted · off-target · misdirected · ill-suited
mispositionedwell-placed
In an effective position
aligned · in place · in position · centered · on target
position, opposition, composition, disposition, positioning, proposition, imposition, deposition, exposition