Definition of mésalliance in English:

mésalliance

noun mɛˈzalɪənsˌmeɪzəˈlaɪəns

A marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable.
非门当户对的婚姻；与社会地位低下者的婚姻
the loss of half a million francs only underlined the fact that her son was making a mésalliance
Example sentencesExamples
- It can only be that the union would be a shocking mésalliance, or surely he would simply propose - what fool would turn down the Ashton fortunes, lands, and looks?
- All three of the sisters' marriages were considered hopeless mésalliances by the husbands' families at the time.
- Without a pedigree authenticated by fellow nobles, true nobility was unthinkable - a problem that could cause acute embarrassment to the recently ennobled or the progeny of mésalliances.
- In like manner, the behavioral divorce from certain psychotherapy concepts (and alliance or mésalliance with others), has taken various forms.
Synonyms
discrepancy, lack of congruence, inconsistency, contradiction, incongruity, incongruousness, conflict, discord, irreconcilability, misalliance, mismarriage, bad match

Origin

French, from més- 'wrong, misdirected' + alliance (see alliance).

Rhymes

dalliance

Definition of mésalliance in US English:

mésalliance

nounˌmeɪzəˈlaɪənsˌmāzəˈlīəns

A marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable or of a lower social position.
非门当户对的婚姻；与社会地位低下者的婚姻
the loss of half a million francs only underlined the fact that her son was making a mésalliance
Example sentencesExamples
- Without a pedigree authenticated by fellow nobles, true nobility was unthinkable - a problem that could cause acute embarrassment to the recently ennobled or the progeny of mésalliances.
- In like manner, the behavioral divorce from certain psychotherapy concepts (and alliance or mésalliance with others), has taken various forms.
- All three of the sisters' marriages were considered hopeless mésalliances by the husbands' families at the time.
- It can only be that the union would be a shocking mésalliance, or surely he would simply propose - what fool would turn down the Ashton fortunes, lands, and looks?
Synonyms
discrepancy, lack of congruence, inconsistency, contradiction, incongruity, incongruousness, conflict, discord, irreconcilability, misalliance, mismarriage, bad match

Origin

French, from més- ‘wrong, misdirected’ + alliance (see alliance).

单词	mésalliance
释义	Definition of mésalliance in English: mésalliance noun mɛˈzalɪənsˌmeɪzəˈlaɪəns A marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable. 非门当户对的婚姻；与社会地位低下者的婚姻 the loss of half a million francs only underlined the fact that her son was making a mésalliance Example sentencesExamples It can only be that the union would be a shocking mésalliance, or surely he would simply propose - what fool would turn down the Ashton fortunes, lands, and looks? All three of the sisters' marriages were considered hopeless mésalliances by the husbands' families at the time. Without a pedigree authenticated by fellow nobles, true nobility was unthinkable - a problem that could cause acute embarrassment to the recently ennobled or the progeny of mésalliances. In like manner, the behavioral divorce from certain psychotherapy concepts (and alliance or mésalliance with others), has taken various forms. Synonyms discrepancy, lack of congruence, inconsistency, contradiction, incongruity, incongruousness, conflict, discord, irreconcilability, misalliance, mismarriage, bad match Origin French, from més- 'wrong, misdirected' + alliance (see alliance). Rhymes dalliance Definition of mésalliance in US English: mésalliance nounˌmeɪzəˈlaɪənsˌmāzəˈlīəns A marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable or of a lower social position. 非门当户对的婚姻；与社会地位低下者的婚姻 the loss of half a million francs only underlined the fact that her son was making a mésalliance Example sentencesExamples Without a pedigree authenticated by fellow nobles, true nobility was unthinkable - a problem that could cause acute embarrassment to the recently ennobled or the progeny of mésalliances. In like manner, the behavioral divorce from certain psychotherapy concepts (and alliance or mésalliance with others), has taken various forms. All three of the sisters' marriages were considered hopeless mésalliances by the husbands' families at the time. It can only be that the union would be a shocking mésalliance, or surely he would simply propose - what fool would turn down the Ashton fortunes, lands, and looks? Synonyms discrepancy, lack of congruence, inconsistency, contradiction, incongruity, incongruousness, conflict, discord, irreconcilability, misalliance, mismarriage, bad match Origin French, from més- ‘wrong, misdirected’ + alliance (see alliance).
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