godan verb (-u), transitive verb
put in the wrong place; hang incorrectly; button up wrong
Transitive use for physically attaching or hanging something incorrectly, such as misbuttoning a shirt or hanging a picture in the wrong spot.
ボタンを掛け違えたまま出かけてしまった。
I went out with my buttons done up wrong.
絵を掛け違えて、傾いて見える。
I hung the picture in the wrong place, so it looks tilted.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Intransitive use for opinions, plans, or expectations not matching; often implies a fundamental mismatch or disagreement.
二人の意見が掛け違って、話がまとまらなかった。
Their opinions clashed, and they couldn't reach an agreement.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
miss each other; pass each other by
Intransitive use for people failing to meet or cross paths, often due to miscommunication or timing.
待ち合わせ場所を掛け違えて、会えなかった。
We missed each other because we got the meeting place wrong.