mismatch
verb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L2755 on Wikidata ↗noun
- phenomenon of items expected or intended to match to matching unsuitably; failure to match
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/ / /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
noun
Etymology: From mis- + match (noun sense).
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: From mis- + match (verb sense).
- To match unsuitably; to fail to match