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.

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Origin of mismatch

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

Words nearby mismatch

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

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How to use mismatch in a sentence

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.
We’re Teaching Robots to Evolve Autonomously—So They Can Adapt to Life Alone on Distant Planets|Emma Hart|February 4, 2021|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.”
Google will suspend merchant sites that show higher prices at checkout|Barry Schwartz|February 4, 2021|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.
The front-runners for NBA awards aren’t the usual suspects|Ben Golliver|February 1, 2021|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.
Do binaural beats benefit your brain?|Sara Kiley Watson|January 28, 2021|Popular-Science

If the genetic mismatch with the nuclear DNA is too extreme, the organelles may fail to work and will eventually be lost.
Plant Cells of Different Species Can Swap Organelles|Viviane Callier|January 20, 2021|Quanta Magazine
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
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
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
The day of judgement is heralded by an ominous mismatch between overblown obligations and the trickling down of new money.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for mismatch

mismatch

/ (ˌmɪsˈmætʃ) /

verb

to match badly, esp in marriage

noun

a bad or inappropriate match

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