mismatch
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mismatch¹
- /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From mis- + match (verb sense).
verb mismatches · mismatching · mismatched
- To match unsuitably; to fail to match
mismatch²
- /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From mis- + match (noun sense).
noun mismatches
- Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ill-sorted, mismated, unsuited, uneven, incompatible, unequal, odd, unmatched, unpaired, unmated, wrong, incorrect, unsuitability, disproportion, imbalance, disproportionality
Translations
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verb to match unsuitably; to fail to match
| Ελληνικά | κακοσυνταιριάζω kakosyntairiázo |
|---|
noun something that does not match
| Deutsch | Diskrepanz |
|---|---|
| Italiano | discrepanza |
| Ελληνικά | κακοσυνταίριασμα kakosyntaíriasma |
Talk about this word "mismatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mismatch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mismatch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mismatch "mismatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mismatch.Cite this
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title = {mismatch},
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