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mismatch

American  
[mis-mach, mis-mach] / mɪsˈmætʃ, ˈmɪsˌmætʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to match badly or unsuitably.

noun

  1. a bad or unsatisfactory match.

mismatch British  
/ ˌmɪsˈmætʃ /

verb

  1. to match badly, esp in marriage

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noun

  1. a bad or inappropriate match

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Etymology

Origin of mismatch

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

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