MISMATCH

mismatch

(noun) a bad or unsuitable match

mismatch

(verb) match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

mismatch (third-person singular simple present mismatches, present participle mismatching, simple past and past participle mismatched)

To match unsuitably; to fail to match

Etymology 2

Noun

mismatch (plural mismatches)

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

Anagrams

• Mitchams

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*match", v. t.

Definition: To match unsuitably.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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