- misalliance
- noun (C) formal a situation in which two people or organizations have mistakenly agreed to work together, marry each other etc, but are not suitable for each other
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
misalliance
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Misalliance — is a play written in 1909–1910 by George Bernard Shaw. Misalliance takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a large country house in Hindhead, Surrey in Edwardian era England. It is a continuation of some of the… … Wikipedia
Misalliance — Mis al*li ance, n. [F. m[ e]salliance.] A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance. [1913 Webster] A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know it. Mrs. Browning. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misalliance — index disaccord, incongruity, misjoinder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misalliance — ► NOUN ▪ an unsuitable or unhappy alliance or marriage … English terms dictionary
misalliance — [mis΄ə lī′əns] n. [after Fr mésalliance] an improper alliance; esp., an unsuitable marriage … English World dictionary
misalliance — UK [ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms misalliance : singular misalliance plural misalliances a situation in which two people become partners in work or marriage but are not happy together … English dictionary
misalliance — mis|al|li|ance [ˌmısəˈlaıəns] n formal a situation in which two people or organizations have agreed to work together, marry each other etc, but are not suitable for each other ▪ It was a hopeless misalliance … Dictionary of contemporary English
misalliance — noun Etymology: modification of French mésalliance Date: 1738 1. an improper alliance 2. a. mesalliance b. a marriage between persons unsuited to each other … New Collegiate Dictionary
misalliance — /mis euh luy euhns/, n. an improper or incompatible association, esp. in marriage; mésalliance. [1730 40; MIS 1 + ALLIANCE, modeled on F mésalliance] * * * … Universalium
misalliance — noun An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage … Wiktionary
misalliance — Synonyms and related words: a world without end bargain, abnormality, alliance, anomaly, bed, bond of matrimony, bridebed, cohabitation, conjugal bond, conjugal knot, coverture, holy matrimony, holy wedlock, husbandhood, ill assorted marriage,… … Moby Thesaurus
