mismatch

[ mis-mach; for 2 also mis-mach ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to match badly or unsuitably.

noun
  1. a bad or unsatisfactory match.

Origin of mismatch

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

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British Dictionary definitions for mismatch

mismatch

/ (ˌmɪsˈmætʃ) /


verb
  1. to match badly, esp in marriage

noun
  1. a bad or inappropriate match

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