1. present participle of mispoise; to balance or position incorrectly or badly
Usage: rare; literary

Examples

• The dancer was mispoising her weight, causing her to stumble during the performance.
• He criticized the architect for mispoising the load-bearing walls in the design.
• The gymnast's mispoising of her body made the landing awkward and unsafe.
• The sculpture appeared to be mispoising the figure in an unnatural way.