mismatch
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mis·match
(mĭs′măch′, mĭs-măch′)n.
An unsuitable match or a lack of correspondence.
tr.v. (mĭs-măch′) mis·matched, mis·match·ing, mis·match·es
To match unsuitably or badly.
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mismatch
(ˌmɪsˈmætʃ)vb
to match badly, esp in marriage
n
a bad or inappropriate match
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mis•match
(mɪsˈmætʃ; for 2 also ˈmɪsˌmætʃ)v.t.
1. to match badly or unsuitably.
n. 2. a bad or unsuitable match.
[1590–1600]
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mismatch
Past participle: mismatched
Gerund: mismatching
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Noun | 1. | mismatch - a bad or unsuitable match counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
Verb | 1. | mismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together |
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mismatch
noun inconsistency, discrepancy, conflict, discord, incongruity, misalliance, incongruousness, mismarriage an unfortunate mismatch of styles
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Translations
intrusmésappariement
mismatch
[ˌmɪsˈmætʃ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mismatch
[ˈmɪsmætʃ] n → décalage mThere was a mismatch between requirements and resources → Il y avait un décalage entre les besoins et les ressources.
a mismatch of styles → une discordance des styles
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