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mismatching

mismatching

1 4.0
A situation when two things do not agree, for example study results
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌmætʃɪŋ/
: desajuste
  • To avoid mismatching, make sure all the colors in your presentation are coordinated.

Where and what particular mismatches would you want to penalize more and less?

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Examples

  • The mismatching of the puzzle pieces made it impossible to complete the picture.

  • Several fields in Ingram's records must be edited to comply with best cataloging practices for Prospector to prevent confusion or mismatching of institutional holdings in that system.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The first is that understanding why we get particular kinds of mismatches helps us make decisions about how to use our bodies, right?

  • Where and what particular mismatches would you want to penalize more and less?

  • It also occurs because trade-offs leave us exposed to mismatches which reveal the costs of the trade-offs.

  • There was a significant mismatching between the proposed budget and the actual expenses reported by the department.

Synonyms

discrepancy
vsmismatching
76 5.6

A difference between two things that should be the same, like numbers or stories

is the process that creates such mismatches
inconsistency
vsmismatching
74 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

focuses on the action creating that lack of agreement
conflict
vsmismatching
15 2.5

A situation when two plans or dates cannot happen together

is the general action that makes such clashes happen
incompatibility
vsmismatching
7 6.6

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

is the general action causing parts not to fit or agree
incongruity
vsmismatching
6 8.0

A situation where something does not fit or seem right

is the ongoing action that produces that lack of harmony
misalignment
vsmismatching
2 6.3

Parts in the wrong position so a machine or object does not work properly

is about the process that makes them not agree
discordance
vsmismatching
2 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is the action or process causing that lack of agreement
incongruence
vsmismatching
1 8.1

A lack of agreement between things or ideas

refers to the process that produces that incompatibility
confliction
vsmismatching
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A problem when rules or data do not agree

is a broader process leading to items not agreeing
nonequivalence
vsmismatching
1 8.9

A situation where two things are not the same or cannot replace each other

is the process that results in that unequal relation
inconformity
vsmismatching
1 9.4

When something does not agree with rules or expectations

is the process that causes failure to agree or match
noncoincidence
vsmismatching
1 8.4

A difference between two things that should be the same

is the action that causes them to fail to match in time or place
contradictoriness
vsmismatching
1 9.1

A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true

is the ongoing action that leads to items not agreeing
desynchronizing
vsmismatching
  • Specialized
8.8

A process that makes things stop happening at the same time

is the broader action of making items fail to agree

Antonyms

214 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

17 2.3

The act of putting similar things together

How Well Matched

agreement
214 1.0
mismatching
1 4.0
mismatch
22 3.6

Surface Forms

mismatching singular
mismatching plural

Morphology

mismatching = mismatch (transparent) = mis + match + ing

The noun sense is a gerund/nominalization of 'mismatch' (mis- + match + -ing); the meaning 'the act or state of not matching' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Mismatching as a noun uses the same parts, mis- ('not') and match ('pair' or 'agreement'), so it means the act or result of things not fitting or not lining up, like data sets or expectations.