mismatch

[ mis-mach; mis-mach ]

verb (used with object)

1. to match badly or unsuitably.

noun

1. a bad or unsatisfactory match.

mismatch

/ ˌmɪsˈmætʃ /

verb

1. to match badly, esp in marriage

noun

1. a bad or inappropriate match

Word History and Origins

Origin of mismatch¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; mis- ¹ + match ²

Example Sentences

Once the robot is built, a learning algorithm quickly refines the child brain to account for any potential mismatch between its new body and its inherited brain.

From Singularity Hub 

If you do violate this guideline, Google said “you will receive a 28-day warning to resolve these mismatches, otherwise your account will be subject to suspension at the end of the warning period.”

From Search Engine Land

While it looks different because he is so big and unconventionally athletic, Jokic orchestrates, exploits mismatches and reads the defense as effectively as LeBron James or a prime Chris Paul.

From Washington Post

This frequency mismatch creates a third tone that waxes and wanes in volume—but the catch is that the sound only exists in your brain.

From Popular-Science

If the genetic mismatch with the nuclear DNA is too extreme, the organelles may fail to work and will eventually be lost.

From Quanta Magazine

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

From The Daily Beast

The mismatch in superpower military strength in the region is eye opening.

From The Daily Beast

Sander and Taylor say that this is exactly what mismatch theory would predict, because preferences cascade.

From The Daily Beast

The unexpected result is that the less selective the school, the bigger the racial preferences, and the larger the mismatch.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

On the other hand, a mismatch will clear the suspect completely and the detective will know to look elsewhere for the criminal.

From Project Gutenberg

It is hardly necessary to explain that a mismatch—of a young and an old person—is the usual pretext for a charivari.

From Project Gutenberg

The day of judgement is heralded by an ominous mismatch between overblown obligations and the trickling down of new money.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• discrepancy
• imbalance