mismatch

From Wiktionary

Word parts[change]

mis- + match

Pronunciation[change]

Verb[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.

Noun[change]

Singular
mismatch

Plural
mismatches

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