Misalliance
//ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage.
"A misalliance is more shocking to a Frenchman than to an Englishman, and Talleyrand was very French in his appreciation of the importance of family, and in his insistence upon outward correctness of behaviour."
- 2 an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage) wordnet
Example
More examples"A misalliance is more shocking to a Frenchman than to an Englishman, and Talleyrand was very French in his appreciation of the importance of family, and in his insistence upon outward correctness of behaviour."
Etymology
From mis- + alliance, partly after French mésalliance.
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