mismatch

English

Etymology 1

From mis- +‎ match (verb sense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    Rhymes: -ætʃ

Verb

mismatch (third-person singular simple present mismatches, present participle mismatching, simple past and past participle mismatched)

  1. To match unsuitably; to fail to match
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Etymology 2

From mis- +‎ match (noun sense).

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Noun

mismatch (plural mismatches)

  1. Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
    • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian[1]:
      After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges.
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