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mismatching

|mis/match/ing|

/ˌmɪsˈmætʃɪŋ/

(mismatch)

improper pairing

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Verb	Adjective
mismatch	mismatches	mismatches	mismatched	mismatched	mismatching	mismatches	mismatched

Etymology

Etymology Information

'mismatch' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'match' meaning 'to pair or correspond'.

Historical Evolution

'Mismatch' evolved from the Middle English word 'macchen', which meant 'to pair'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'to pair wrongly', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

to pair or group things inappropriately or incorrectly.

The socks were mismatching, one was blue and the other was red.

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Last updated: 2025/01/24 09:21