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mismatch

[ mis-mach; for 2 also mis-mach ]

/ mɪsˈmætʃ; for 2 also ˈmɪsˌmætʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to match badly or unsuitably.

noun

a bad or unsatisfactory match.

Origin of mismatch

First recorded in 1590–1600; mis-¹ + match²

Words nearby mismatch

misleared, mislike, mislocate, mismanage, mismarriage, mismatch, mismate, mismove, misname, misnomer, miso

Example sentences from the Web for mismatch

No law ever works out as planned, and the mismatch only grows with time.

Government Has Made America Inept |Philip K. Howard |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The mismatch in superpower military strength in the region is eye opening.

Reality Check in Ukraine |Jamie Dettmer |April 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sander and Taylor say that this is exactly what mismatch theory would predict, because preferences cascade.

Affirmative Action: Who Does it Help, Who Does it Hurt? |Megan McArdle |June 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The unexpected result is that the less selective the school, the bigger the racial preferences, and the larger the mismatch.

Affirmative Action: Who Does it Help, Who Does it Hurt? |Megan McArdle |June 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The best argument against affirmative action is presented in Mismatch, by Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor.

Affirmative Action: Who Does it Help, Who Does it Hurt? |Megan McArdle |June 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It is hardly necessary to explain that a mismatch—of a young and an old person—is the usual pretext for a charivari.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 437, March 1852 |Various
On the other hand, a mismatch will clear the suspect completely and the detective will know to look elsewhere for the criminal.

The Atomic Fingerprint |Bernard Keisch

British Dictionary definitions for mismatch

mismatch

/ (ˌmɪsˈmætʃ) /

verb

to match badly, esp in marriage

noun

a bad or inappropriate match