misalliance
noun/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/UK
Etymology
From mis- + alliance, partly after French mésalliance.
- derived from mésalliance
Definitions
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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