mismarriage

[ mis-mar-ij ]

noun
  1. an unsuitable or unhappy marriage.

Origin of mismarriage

1
First recorded in 1810–20; mis-1 + marriage

Words Nearby mismarriage

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How to use mismarriage in a sentence

  • Is it not from ignorance of this truth, or wilful denial of this law, that all the miseries of mismarriage come forth?

    The Mummy and Miss Nitocris | George Griffith