misalliance

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/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/ (UK)

Definition of misalliance

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noun

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.”

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From mis- + alliance, partly after French mésalliance.

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