mismatch
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ætʃ
Verb[edit]
mismatch (third-person singular simple present mismatches, present participle mismatching, simple past and past participle mismatched)
- To match unsuitably; to fail to match
Translations[edit]
to match unsuitably; to fail to match
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Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ætʃ
Noun[edit]
mismatch (plural mismatches)
- 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[1]:
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
something that does not match
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