mismatch
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has mismatchedperfect 3rd person singular
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have mismatchedperfect
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are mismatchingprogressive
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is mismatchingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been mismatchingperfect progressive
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am mismatchingprogressive 1st person singular
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has been mismatchingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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mismatchessingular 3rd person
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mismatchingparticiple
Past
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had mismatchedperfect
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had been mismatchingperfect progressive
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were mismatchingprogressive plural
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was mismatchingprogressive singular
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mismatchedparticiple
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mismatchedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of mismatch
Explanation
When two things (or people) don't work well together or correspond with each other, it's a mismatch. If there's a mismatch between the amount of free time you have and the hours of exercise your puppy needs, you might want to hire a dog walker. There might be a mismatch between workers' skills and the actual jobs that are available, or a mismatch between your aunt and uncle, who seem totally unsuited for each other. Mismatch is also a verb that means "match up badly," like when you mismatch your red shirt with your purple pants. Sometimes sports matches or games are called mismatches too, when one team is clearly superior to the other.
Vocabulary lists containing mismatch
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
