Mismatch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/Rhymes: -ætʃ
Origin 1
mis- + match (verb)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmɪs.mætʃ/
- Rhymes: -ætʃ
Origin 2
mis- + match (noun)
Noun
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, 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.