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mismatch

verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L2755 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. phenomenon of items expected or intended to match to matching unsuitably; failure to match
L324020 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/ / /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/

noun

Etymology: From mis- + match (noun sense).

  1. 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).

  1. To match unsuitably; to fail to match