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mis match
mis·match
/
mɪsˈmætʃ;
for 2 also
ˈmɪsˌmætʃ
/
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[
mis-
mach
;
for 2 also
mis
-mach
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to
match
badly or unsuitably.
noun
2.
a bad or unsatisfactory
match
.
Origin:
1590–1600;
mis-
1
+
match
2
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mismatch
(ˌmɪsˈmætʃ)
—
vb
1.
to match badly, esp in marriage
—
n
2.
a bad or inappropriate match
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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00:10
Mis match
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mismatch
1590s (v.), c.1600 (n.); from
mis-
(1) +
match
(2). Related: Mismatched.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Matching Quote
"One person is no match for two in wisdom."
-unknown author
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