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mismatch

NounTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Meanings

Noun

A failure to correspond or match; a discrepancy between two things that should be similar or compatible.

"There is a clear mismatch between the company's goals and its actual budget."

Noun

A pairing of two people or things that are unsuitable for each other.

"The marriage was a complete mismatch from the start."

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To pair two things together that are not suitable or compatible.

"The designer accidentally mismatched the curtains with the wallpaper."

Intransitive Verb

To fail to match or correspond in quality, quantity, or character.

"The supply of skilled workers mismatches the demand in the tech sector."

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