mismatch

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[ˈmɪsmatʃ], (Noun)

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- a failure to correspond or match; a discrepancy
(e.g: a huge mismatch between supply and demand)

- an unequal or unfair sporting contest
(e.g: there are fewer mismatches so spectators get better value for money)


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[ˌmɪsˈmatʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly
(e.g: designers throw in big furniture pieces that are deliberately mismatched with the existing ones to give an accent to the space)


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