misalliance

/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/
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Definitions of misalliance
  1. noun
    an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
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    types:
    mesalliance
    a marriage with a person of inferior social status
    type of:
    marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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