wrong position
Not where intended
Wrong position describes placement that is incorrect, inappropriate, or suboptimal for a given purpose.
A chess piece in the wrong position weakens your game; a surgeon's hands in the wrong position could harm the patient.
The phrase often implies error or misalignment: The valve was installed in the wrong position.
In sports and physical contexts, wrong position can cause injury or poor performance.
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- crookedBent or dishonest
- off-centerNot at the midpoint
- askewTilted from true
- tiltedAngled from vertical
skewed · out of whack · displaced · shifted · out of place · awkward · uncomfortable · twisted · slouched · hunched · bad posture · contorted · misplaced · faulty · incorrect · off base · error · mistake
- Misplacementsmisalignment, misfile, out of order, misdelivery, mislabel
- stage mishapsmissed cue, line flub, tripping, stumble, trip
wrong positionproper alignment
in place · aligned · centered · on target · well-placed
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