noun
- marriages or unions considered unsuitable or inappropriate, especially between people of different social classes or backgrounds
Usage: plural form of misalliance
Examples
- The aristocratic family disapproved of what they considered misalliances with commoners.
- Historical novels often feature misalliances between characters of different social standings.
- The parents worried that their children’s relationships were misalliances that would bring shame to the family.
- In Victorian society, misalliances were often the subject of gossip and scandal.
- The wealthy merchant’s daughters were warned against misalliances with penniless suitors.
- Several misalliances in the royal family caused political complications.