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.
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Misalliance
/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/
Synonyms for "misalliance" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
a world-without-end bargainabnormalityallianceanomalybedbond of matrimonybridebedcohabitationconjugal bondconjugal knotcovertureholy matrimonyholy wedlockhusbandhood
Strong matches (19)
Noun(3 words)
ill-assorted marriageimproprietyinadmissibilityinapplicabilityinappositenessinappropriatenessinaptitudeinaptnessinfelicityintermarriageinterracial marriageinvalid linkingirrelevanceirrelevancymaladjustmentmarriage
Related words (33)
marriage bedmarriage sacramentmatchmatrimonial unionmatrimonymesalliancemisapplicabilitymisapplicationmiscegenationmisconnectionmisjoindermisjoiningmismatchmisreferencemisrelationmixed marriagenuptial bondsacrament of matrimonyspousehooduncongeniality
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Noun(4 words)
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More general
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9 entriesill advised allianceill conceived partnershipill matched unioninstitutional mismatchorganizational misalignmentpolicy misalignmentunequal matchunfit marriageunwise coalition
Collocations
5 entrieseconomic misalliancemarital misalliancepolitical misalliancesocial misalliancestrategic misalliance
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
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