English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/

  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

mis- +‎ match (noun sense)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪs.mætʃ/
• Rhymes: -ætʃ

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:

     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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