Mismatch - English meaning

phrase

In disagreement

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

Usage examples:

Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

Usage examples:

Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

Usage examples:

There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

Usage examples:

Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

noun

A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

Usage examples:

The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions

noun

The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong

Usage examples:

You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. isn't that a contradiction?

noun

A combination of words that is nonsense because some of the words suggest the opposite of some of the others

Usage examples:

Many people think that an honest politician is a contradiction in terms.

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

Used when you think someone or something is unusual or shows bad judgment

Usage examples:

What do i think of your purple shoes? well, they're certainly different.

noun

Disagreement between people.

Usage examples:

A prosperous family who showed no signs of discord

verb

(of people) disagree.

Usage examples:

We discorded commonly on two points

noun

A lack of agreement or feeling of trust between people

Usage examples:

The plan to build the highway created discord in our community.

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Usage examples:

There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

Usage examples:

There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

noun

A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

Usage examples:

A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

adjective

Characterized by an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity.

Usage examples:

The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear

adjective

Showing a difference between two things that should be the same

Usage examples:

Discrepant figures, discrepant results have been described by one group of scientists., these findi…

adjective

Not the same; different.

Usage examples:

A collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity

adjective

Not similar; different

Usage examples:

Her diagnosis was not dissimilar (= was similar) to that of the previous doctor.

adjective

Different

Usage examples:

Not dissimilar to the new house is not dissimilar (= is similar) to our old one, except that it's s…

adjective

Looking strange together and not seeming to be a good match

Usage examples:

Ill-assorted furniture, an ill-assorted couple

suffix

Similar and suitable for each other/different and not suitable for each other

Usage examples:

An ill-matched couple

adjective

(of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

Usage examples:

She declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values

adjective

Not able to exist or work with another person or thing

Usage examples:

Any new video system that is incompatible with existing ones has little chance of success.

adjective

So different that both cannot happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

Usage examples:

The aims of the two partners were so fundamentally incompatible that an outside arbitrator was call…

noun

The state of being incongruous; incompatibility.

Usage examples:

The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

noun

The fact that something is incongruous

adjective

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Usage examples:

The duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath

adjective

Appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation

Usage examples:

Such a modern office building looks incongruous in the quaint little town.

adjective

Unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening

Usage examples:

The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library., seem incongruous it seems inc…

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

noun

A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

Usage examples:

[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

noun

The fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or something such as an idea, statement, or argument that has this quality

Usage examples:

There are a few inconsistencies in what you've written., there is some inconsistency between the th…

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

Usage examples:

The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

If a reason, idea, opinion, etc. is inconsistent, different parts of it do not agree, or it does not agree with something else

Usage examples:

Inconsistent with these findings are inconsistent with those of previous studies.

adjective

Not staying the same in behaviour or quality

Usage examples:

The teacher said that alex's schoolwork was very inconsistent., problems arise if the parents' appr…

adjective

Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant.

Usage examples:

An inharmonious, negative state of mind

adjective

Making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (= the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together)

Usage examples:

The loud inharmonious wailing continued for hours., i did not find the two voices inharmonious, alt…

adjective

Not friendly and peaceful

Usage examples:

You may become the mediator and peacemaker in inharmonious situations., even between the most devot…

noun

A marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable.

Usage examples:

The loss of half a million francs only underlined the fact that her son was making a mésalliance

noun

An unsuitable, unhappy, or unworkable alliance or marriage.

Usage examples:

It's no good blaming yourself—it was a hopeless misalliance

noun

An unsuitable marriage or alliance.

Usage examples:

And this mismarriage constitutes a neuroendocrine war within the makeup of the individual that is p…

adjective

Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to discrimination

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Disagreeing with something

Usage examples:

Mom’s strongly opposed to my learning to drive., i’d prefer to go in may, as opposed to (= rather t…

phrasal verb

To prevent something or someone from entering a place

Usage examples:

Danger! keep out!, you can’t keep the dirt out of the tent., children without regular medical care …

adjective

(of two or more subjects) differing from each other; not similar.

Usage examples:

They are unalike in personality

adjective

People or things that are unalike are not similar to each other

Usage examples:

The political views of the two women could hardly be more unalike., at first sight, the two cities …

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

preposition

Different from; not similar to.

Usage examples:

A large house not unlike mr shah's

adjective

Dissimilar or different from each other.

Usage examples:

They seemed utterly unlike, despite being twins

verb

Be regarded with distaste or hostility; be unpopular.

Usage examples:

The article suggests that his character was unliked by many

adjective

Not right or appropriate.

Usage examples:

He was totally unsuited for the job

adjective

Not right for someone or something, usually in character

Usage examples:

Liberman realized kurt was unsuited to office life, but offered him a contract anyway.