ˈmɪsˌmætʃ
mismatches; mismatched; mismatching
: to put (people or things that are not suited to each other) together : to match (people or things) badly
a designer who intentionally mismatches colors
plural mismatches
: a bad match: such as
a
: a situation in which two people or things that are not suited to each other are together
a marital mismatch
b
: a situation in which two people or things are not balanced or equal to each other in some way
a mismatch between supply and demand
especially
: a game or contest in which one person, team, etc., is much better or stronger than the other
The election turned out to be a mismatch.
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“Mismatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/mismatch. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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