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I suspect that a substantial fraction of human problems in the world today, not just cults, result from the mismatch between the current environment and the environment in which we evolved.
Keith Henson

Meaning of "mismatch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISMATCH

mismatch  [ˌmɪsˈmætʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISMATCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mismatch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mismatch in English.

WHAT DOES MISMATCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mismatch in the English dictionary

The definition of mismatch in the dictionary is to match badly, esp in marriage. Other definition of mismatch is a bad or inappropriate match.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISMATCH

PRESENT

Present
I mismatch
you mismatch
he/she/it mismatches
we mismatch
you mismatch
they mismatch
Present continuous
I am mismatching
you are mismatching
he/she/it is mismatching
we are mismatching
you are mismatching
they are mismatching
Present perfect
I have mismatched
you have mismatched
he/she/it has mismatched
we have mismatched
you have mismatched
they have mismatched
Present perfect continuous
I have been mismatching
you have been mismatching
he/she/it has been mismatching
we have been mismatching
you have been mismatching
they have been mismatching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mismatched
you mismatched
he/she/it mismatched
we mismatched
you mismatched
they mismatched
Past continuous
I was mismatching
you were mismatching
he/she/it was mismatching
we were mismatching
you were mismatching
they were mismatching
Past perfect
I had mismatched
you had mismatched
he/she/it had mismatched
we had mismatched
you had mismatched
they had mismatched
Past perfect continuous
I had been mismatching
you had been mismatching
he/she/it had been mismatching
we had been mismatching
you had been mismatching
they had been mismatching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mismatch
you will mismatch
he/she/it will mismatch
we will mismatch
you will mismatch
they will mismatch
Future continuous
I will be mismatching
you will be mismatching
he/she/it will be mismatching
we will be mismatching
you will be mismatching
they will be mismatching
Future perfect
I will have mismatched
you will have mismatched
he/she/it will have mismatched
we will have mismatched
you will have mismatched
they will have mismatched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mismatching
you will have been mismatching
he/she/it will have been mismatching
we will have been mismatching
you will have been mismatching
they will have been mismatching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mismatch
you would mismatch
he/she/it would mismatch
we would mismatch
you would mismatch
they would mismatch
Conditional continuous
I would be mismatching
you would be mismatching
he/she/it would be mismatching
we would be mismatching
you would be mismatching
they would be mismatching
Conditional perfect
I would have mismatch
you would have mismatch
he/she/it would have mismatch
we would have mismatch
you would have mismatch
they would have mismatch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mismatching
you would have been mismatching
he/she/it would have been mismatching
we would have been mismatching
you would have been mismatching
they would have been mismatching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mismatch
we let´s mismatch
you mismatch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mismatch
Past participle
mismatched
Present Participle
mismatching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISMATCH


attach
əˈtætʃ
batch
bætʃ
brach
brætʃ
catch
kætʃ
cockmatch
ˈkɒkˌmætʃ
despatch
dɪˈspætʃ
detach
dɪˈtætʃ
dispatch
dɪˈspætʃ
hatch
hætʃ
latch
lætʃ
match
mætʃ
mix-and-match
ˌmɪksəndˈmætʃ
outmatch
aʊtˈmætʃ
overmatch
ˌəʊvəˈmætʃ
patch
pætʃ
rach
rætʃ
rematch
ˈriːˌmætʃ
scratch
skrætʃ
smatch
smætʃ
snatch
snætʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISMATCH

mislodge
misluck
mismake
mismanage
mismanagement
mismanager
mismanners
mismark
mismarriage
mismarry
mismatched
mismatchment
mismate
mismeasure
mismeasurement
mismetre
mismove
Misnagdim
Misnaged
misnamed

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISMATCH

away match
boxing match
cross-match
exhibition match
football match
friendly match
grudge match
home match
league match
love match
on the watch
practice match
return match
safety match
shield match
shooting match
shouting match
sparring match
test match
the whole shooting match
wrestling match

Synonyms and antonyms of mismatch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISMATCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mismatch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mismatch

Translation of «mismatch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISMATCH

Find out the translation of mismatch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mismatch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mismatch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不匹配
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desajuste
570 millions of speakers

English

mismatch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेमेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم تطابق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несоответствие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incompatibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেলেনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inadéquation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sepadan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mismatch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミスマッチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불일치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora cocog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không phù hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருந்தவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुळत नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyumsuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mancata corrispondenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedopasowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідповідність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepotrivire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναντιστοιχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanverhouding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mismatch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mismatch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mismatch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISMATCH»

The term «mismatch» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.410 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISMATCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mismatch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mismatch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mismatch

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5 QUOTES WITH «MISMATCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mismatch.
1
Tadao Ando
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
2
Ronan Farrow
Ninety percent of all people under 30 are in developing countries, and that means that this new access to tech, which is such a positive thing... is also a ticking time bomb of frustration... You get this clear mismatch of opportunity and expectation.
3
Jeremy Grantham
We used to live in a world where the price of resources came down steadily, and now the world has changed. You have a great mismatch between finite resources and exponential population growth.
4
Keith Henson
I suspect that a substantial fraction of human problems in the world today, not just cults, result from the mismatch between the current environment and the environment in which we evolved.
5
Shiv Khera
The erosion of extended family concept and losing out on values are the two things that are primarily responsible for the growing mismatch in the parent-child relationship.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISMATCH»

Discover the use of mismatch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mismatch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's ...
In Mismatch, he and journalist Stuart Taylor present a rich and data-driven picture of the way affirmative action works (and doesn't work) in this setting.
Richard Henry Sander, Stuart Taylor, 2012
2
Mismatch: The lifestyle diseases timebomb
Bringing together the latest scientific research in evolutionary biology, development, medicine, anthropology and ecology, Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson, both leading medical scientists, argue that many of our problems as modern-day humans ...
Peter Gluckman, Mark Hanson, 2008
3
Mismatch
But there’s just one problem. Andy’s last name is Suzuki. And while that may mean nothing to the other students at Lakeview High, Sue knows that it presents a world of problems to her family. From the Hardcover edition.
Lensey Namioka, 2007
4
Mismatch
Two rogue FBI agents make a catastrophic error in judgment when they catch the nation’s #1 computer hacker and decide to rough him up to intimidate him into quitting his “hobby.” Percy Marsh is not easily intimidated, and what no one ...
Lloyd Pye, 2000
5
Mismatch
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag mixes passion, politics, heartbreak, and humor in this powerful classic novel ignited by a man and woman whose desire for each other could lead them both to ruin.
Tami Hoag, 2008
6
Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men
Identifies a growing dissonance between men and women, citing statistics that identify disparities between the experiences and attitudes of each gender, while noting the pervasiveness of crimes against women.
Andrew Hacker, 2003
7
Mismatch and Labour Mobility
The volume also includes a cross-country study of skills mismatch in relation to the effectiveness of training programmes.
Fiorella Padoa Schioppa, 2009
8
Mismatch and Noise in Modern IC Processes
This is of particular concern in certain analog and memory systems, but also has an effect on digital logic schemes, where uncertainty is introduced into delay times, which can reduce margins and introduce 'race' conditions.
Andrew Marshall, 2009
9
EU Labour Migration in Troubled Times: Skills Mismatch, ...
The book's chapters tease out the links between economic developments, regulatory frameworks and migration patterns in different European countries.
Dr Béla Galgóczi, Dr Janine Leschke, Mr Andrew Watt, 2012
10
Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Thus hypoxemia at rest in patients with pathologies such as interstitial disease is due not to "alveolar-capillary block" but rather to areas of low V/Q mismatch. In contrast, there may be a component of "alveolar-capillary block" in exercise; as the ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISMATCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mismatch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Business bites: Apple sales' mismatch … a good catch … money …
Business bites: Apple sales' mismatch … a good catch … money snatch ... Opening and ending tag mismatch: description line 523 and script in ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
2
2016 BMW i8 vs Tesla Model S: Is It A Mismatch?
Both the BMW i8 and the Tesla Model S are two of the hottest vehicles on the planet and they are often being compared to each other. This is ... «AutooMobile.com, Jul 15»
3
Genetics: Feedforward loop for diversity
For example, when a heterozygous site is part of a locus that is involved in a recombination event, the 'mismatch-repair' pathway used to ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Environmental science: Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from …
There is often a mismatch of scales in the definition of remote-sensing and ecological units. For instance, measuring forest degradation from ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
India's Labor Force
“When you look at the figures for women, you understand the real employment situation in India. You see a huge mismatch,” said Mr. Thomas. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
Court asks NCB to probe mismatch in weights of seized drugs
New Delhi: A Delhi court has expressed concern over incidents of Intelligence Officers of NCB keeping the contraband substance with ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
7
Possible Worlds: a soggy mismatch of sci-fi and fantasy
Before The Matrix, before Donnie Darko, before the Gywneth Paltrow comedy Sliding Doors even, Canadian playwright John Mighton wrote ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
China's Zhu Guangyao says sharemarket plunge shows 'mismatch
Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao says China's intervention to stabilise the market was justified given the level of turbulence. Getty Images. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
PD-1 Blockade Effective in Mismatch Repair–Deficient CRC
Patients enrolled in the study had either mismatch repair–deficient CRC (n = 13), mismatch repair–proficient CRC (n = 25), or mismatch ... «OncLive, Jul 15»
10
Cardholders to Get Ration Despite Biometric Mismatch
KADAPA: All the ration cardholders will henceforth get their ration even if their Iris and fingerprints do not match, civil supplies minister Paritala ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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