Mismatch vs Discordant - What's the difference?
mismatch | discordant |
To match unsuitably; to fail to match
Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
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, date=September 7
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not in harmony or accord
harsh or dissonant sounding
(public health) serodiscordant
(geology) of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation
As a verb mismatch
is to match unsuitably; to fail to match.As a noun mismatch
is something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.As an adjective discordant is
not in harmony or accord.mismatch
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(es)Etymology 2
Noun
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discordant
English
Alternative forms
* discordaunt (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding