Word parts

change

mis- + match

Pronunciation

change

Plain form
mismatch

Third-person singular
mismatches

Past tense
mismatched

Past participle
mismatched

Present participle
mismatching

  1. If you mismatch something, you match it with an unsuitable thing.

Singular
mismatch

Plural
mismatches

  1. (countable) A mismatch is something that does not match with another thing; something not similar or not appropriate