mismatch
1 of 2noun
mis·match ˈmis-ˌmach 
plural mismatches
: a faulty or unsuitable match
New England plays St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI this evening, and on the face of it, this game is a mismatch, a blowout waiting to happen.
William C. Rhoden
William C. RhodenShe is blood type O, and the donor heart and lungs she received in the first operation were blood type A. That mismatch triggered rejection by her immune system. Dan Vergano
Dan Verganomismatch
2 of 2verb
mis·match ˌmis-ˈmach
mismatched; mismatching
transitive verb
: to match (two people or things) wrongly or unsuitably
Let's say that you are afraid of boring your audience. One cause is mismatching the audience's need and the level of detail you provide. Liz Reyer
Liz Reyer
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1606, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1582, in the meaning defined above
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