overmatch means A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
overmatch is pronounced /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌmætʃ/.
Etymology
From Middle English overmacchen, equivalent to over- + match.
noun
- A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.“[…] we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist.”
- An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.“For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.”
verb
- To match more than intended.“The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.”
- To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.“And wel his merits ſhew him to be made
His Fortunes maiſter, and the king of men.
That could perſwade at ſuch a ſodaine pinch,
With reaſons of his valour and his life,
A thouſand ſworne and ouer-matching foes:”
- To marry (someone) to a superior.“If a yeoman have one sole daughter, he must overmatch her, above her birth and calling, to a gentleman forsooth, because of her great portion […]”