Mismatch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bad or unsuitable match

match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsmˈætʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsmˈatʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsmˈatʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /mɪsmˈætʃ/.

Parts of Speech

noun	a bad or unsuitable match
verb	match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

Word Forms

mismatch	verb	match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
mismatch	noun	a bad or unsuitable match

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nichtübereinstimmung

eine schlechte oder unpassende Übereinstimmung

🇫🇷French

inadéquation

un match mauvais ou inapproprié

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de coincidencia

un partido malo o inadecuado

🇮🇹Italian

mancata corrispondenza

un abbinamento sbagliato o inadatto

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-overeenkomend

een slechte of ongeschikte match

🇵🇹Portuguese

incompatibilidade

uma combinação ruim ou inadequada

🇷🇺Russian

несоответствие

плохой или неподходящий матч

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेमेल

ख़राब या अनुपयुक्त मेल

🇧🇩Bengali

অমিল

একটি খারাপ বা অনুপযুক্ত ম্যাচ

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமின்மை

மோசமான அல்லது பொருத்தமற்ற போட்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమతుల్యత

చెడ్డ లేదా తగని మ్యాచ్

🇮🇳Marathi

जुळत नाही

एक वाईट किंवा अनुपयुक्त सामना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેળ ખાતો નથી

ખરાબ અથવા અયોગ્ય મેચ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗದಿರುವುದು

ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തക്കേട്

മോശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്ത പൊരുത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮੇਲ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਮੈਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

مماثلت نہیں

ایک خراب یا غیر موزوں میچ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不匹配

糟糕或不合适的匹配

🇯🇵Japanese

ミスマッチ

悪い、または不適切な一致

🇰🇷Korean

불일치

나쁘거나 부적합한 일치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khớp

một trận đấu xấu hoặc không phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ตรงกัน

การแข่งขันที่ไม่ดีหรือไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakcocokan

pertandingan yang buruk atau tidak cocok

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sepadan

perlawanan yang buruk atau tidak sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم تطابق

مباراة سيئة أو غير مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تطابق

مسابقه بد یا نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumsuzluk

kötü veya uygun olmayan bir eşleşme

🇮🇱Hebrew

אי התאמה

התאמה גרועה או לא מתאימה

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