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Meaning of overmatch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ

Definitions

  1. A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.
  2. An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.

Equivalents

Português batalha f perdida

Examples

“[…] we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist.”
“For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

overmatching overmatter overmattress overmaturity overmeasure overmeasurement

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