What is the meaning of mismatched?

verb

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

adjective

  • Either not matched or unsuitably matched.
  • Of a contest or contestants. ( not fairly matched as opponents)
    • usage: "vaudeville... Waged an uneven battle against the church"
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APAWordNet. (2010). mismatched. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/mismatched/definitions/1178515
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