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misalliance
[ mis-uh-lahy-uhns ]
noun
- an improper or incompatible association, especially in marriage; mésalliance.
misalliance
/ ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns /
noun
- an unsuitable alliance or marriage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misalliance1
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Example Sentences
Were it not for his stupendous wealth, the story of which is very well authenticated, it would have been a dreadful misalliance.
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However, Time and the progress of modern enlightenment put things right; and the misalliance passed muster very well.
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The marriage had been a misalliance, her father being one of the crew of the flagship.
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I never forgot my proud birthright, and well understood the danger of a European alliance—or misalliance.
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He saw plainly enough,” whined her ladyship, “that it could not be—that it would have been a complete misalliance.
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