misalliance

[ mis-uh-lahy-uhns ]

noun

1. an improper or incompatible association, especially in marriage; mésalliance.

misalliance

/ ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns /

noun

1. an unsuitable alliance or marriage

Word History and Origins

Origin of misalliance¹

1730–40; mis- ¹ + alliance, modeled on French mésalliance

Example Sentences

“Misalliance,” as the title suggests, revolves around the question of marriage.

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She’s an emissary from another world, a mismatch with the characters of “Misalliance” and all the more appreciated for showing them an alternative they never dreamed existed.

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Shaw’s “Misalliance,” now in revival at A Noise Within in Pasadena, offers the pleasures of brilliant chat.

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“Misalliance” may not be the finest of Shaw’s disquisitional dramas.

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Shaw was still working out in “Misalliance” the musical structure he would perfect in “Heartbreak House.”

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