mismating

mɪsˈmeɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of mismating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

relationship

Rare

describing an unsuitable pairing or match

Rare

The mismating couple faced many challenges.

discordant

ill-matched

incompatible

biology

TECH.

unsuitable for mating

TECH.

The mismating animals were kept in separate enclosures to prevent any issues.

incompatible

unsuitable

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Origin of mismating

English, mis- (wrongly) + mating (pairing)

Examples of mismating in a sentence

The mismating partnership was doomed from the start.
The mismating pair was separated by the zookeepers.
Mismating can lead to health problems in animals.

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French:mal assorti, inadapté, ...
German:unpassend, unpassende Paarung, ...
Italian:male assortito, non adatto all'accoppiamento, ...
Spanish:mal emparejado, inadecuado para el apareamiento, ...
Portuguese:incompatível, inadequado para acasalamento, ...
Chinese:不匹配的, 不适合交配的, ...
Japanese:不適合な, 交配に不適切な, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتَكَافِئ, غَيْر مُناسِب لِلتَّزاوُج, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מַתְאִים, לֹא מַתְאִים לִרְבִיָּה, ...
Russian:несочетающийся, неподходящие для спаривания, ...
Ukrainian:невідповідний, невідповідний для спарювання, ...
Hindi:अयोग्य, प्रजनन के लिए अनुपयुक्त, ...
Bengali:অমিল, অযৌক্তিক মিলন, ...
Catalan:mal avingut, aparellament inadequat, ...
Czech:neshodný, reprodukčně nekompatibilní, ...
Danish:uegnet, upassende parring, ...
Dutch:ongeschikt, ongeschikt voor paring, ...
Greek:αταίριαστος, ακατάλληλος για ζευγάρωμα, ...
Hungarian:össze nem illő, alkalmatlan, ...
Khmer:មិនសមគ្នា, មិនសមស្របសម្រាប់ការបង្កាត់ពូជ, ...
Korean:부적절한, 짝짓기에 부적합한, ...
Persian:نامناسب, نامناسب برای جفت‌گیری, ...
Polish:niedobrany, nieodpowiedni do rozrodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal combinado, mating inadequado, ...
Romanian:nepotrivit, nepotrivit pentru împerechere, ...
Swedish:olämplig, olämplig för parning, ...
Thai:ไม่เหมาะสม, ไม่เหมาะสมสำหรับการผสมพันธุ์, ...
Turkish:uyumsuz, çiftleşme için uygun olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không phù hợp, không phù hợp để giao phối, ...

mismate

mɪsˈmeɪt

Definition of mismate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

wrong pairing

Rare

match things in a wrong or unsuitable way

Rare

He managed to mismate the socks again.
They mismate the puzzle pieces every time.
It’s easy to mismate wires if you’re not careful.

misalign

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Origin of mismate

English, mis (wrong) + mate (partner)

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French:mal assortir, ...
German:falsch zusammenpaaren, ...
Italian:abbinare male, ...
Spanish:desemparejar, ...
Portuguese:juntar mal, ...
Chinese:配错, ...
Japanese:組み合わせを間違える, ...
Arabic:خالَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁדֵּךְ בְּשׁוֹגֵג, ...
Russian:перепутать, ...
Ukrainian:переплутати, ...
Hindi:गलत मेल करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল মিলানো, ...
Catalan:descombinar, ...
Czech:špatně spárovat, ...
Danish:matche forkert, ...
Dutch:verkeerd combineren, ...
Greek:μπερδεύω, ...
Hungarian:rosszul párosítani, ...
Khmer:ផ្គូផ្គងខុស, ...
Korean:짝짝이로 신다, ...
Persian:اشتباه جفت کرد, ...
Polish:źle dopasować, ...
Portuguese (BR):descombinar, ...
Romanian:a asorta greșit, ...
Swedish:mismatche, ...
Thai:จับคู่ผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış eşleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:ghép nhầm, ...

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