Mismatch vs Mislead - What's the difference?
mismatch | mislead |
To match unsuitably; to fail to match
Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
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(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
As verbs the difference between mismatch and mislead
is that mismatch is to match unsuitably; to fail to match while mislead is (literally) to lead astray, in a false direction.As a noun mismatch
is something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.mismatch
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(es)Etymology 2
Noun
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mislead
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Verb
(transitive)- ''The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
