What does "mismatch" mean?

Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.

How do you pronounce "mismatch"?

Pronounced //ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ//.

Mismatch

Q: What is a synonym for "mismatch"?

Common synonyms include: abnormality, agree to disagree, anomaly, be at cross-purposes, break, break off.

//ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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."
2
a bad or unsuitable match wordnet

Verb

1
To match unsuitably; to fail to match
2
match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abnormality agree to disagree anomaly be at cross-purposes break break off

Antonyms

All antonyms

match

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mis- + match (verb sense).

Etymology 2

From mis- + match (noun sense).

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