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mis·matched | \ ˌmis-ˈmacht 
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\Definition of mismatched
: unsuitably or wrongly matched a mismatched pair of socks In Witkowski's office, battered and mismatched file cabinets—army green, gray, beige—line one wall.— David Savold
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The first known use of mismatched was in 1638
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