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mismatch en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From mis- + match (verb sense).

Meanings

  1. To match unsuitably; to fail to match

Forms

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mismatching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mismatched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mismatched Tense=Past lexicographic
mismatches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

mismatchment · mismatcher

Translations (8)

ca decalar (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · az üst-üstə gəlməmək (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · el κακοσυνταιριάζω (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · hu nem jól illik össze (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · az tən gəlməmək (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · az uyğun gəlməmək (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · fi yhdistää sopimattomasti (to match unsuitably; to fail to match) · bg не съвпадам (to match unsuitably; to fail to match)

mismatch en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From mis- + match (noun sense).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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mismatches Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

mismatch repair cancer syndrome · impedance mismatch

Translations (10)

el κακοσυνταίριασμα (something that does not match) · cs nesoulad (something that does not match) · ca decalatge (something that does not match) · it discrepanza (something that does not match) · bg несъвпадение (something that does not match) · fi yhteensopimattomuus (something that does not match) · az uyğunsuzluq (something that does not match) · az uyğun gəlməmə (something that does not match) · az düz gəlməmə (something that does not match) · pa ਕਜੋੜ (something that does not match)