mismarriage

A mismarriage often leads to a quiet, separate life under one roof.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Unhappy or unsuitable marriage: "mismarriage" refers to a marriage that is considered ill-suited, unhappy, or unsuccessful, often due to incompatibility between the partners or a mismatch in social status, values, or expectations.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Their union was a mismarriage from the start, marked by constant disagreements. (An unhappy or unsuitable marriage characterized by conflict.)
  • The novel explores the consequences of a mismarriage between a wealthy aristocrat and a poor artist. (A marriage that is ill-suited due to differences in social status.)

Advanced Usage

• "a mismarriage of convenience": a marriage entered into for practical reasons that proves to be unhappy or unsuitable.

  • Their arrangement was a mismarriage of convenience, bringing neither joy nor stability. (A practical but ultimately unsuccessful marriage.)

• "to end in mismarriage": to result in an unhappy or unsuitable marriage.

  • Their romance ended in mismarriage, with both partners feeling trapped. (The marriage turned out to be unhappy or ill-suited.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mismarried (adj): describing someone who is in an unhappy or unsuitable marriage.

  • She felt mismarried to a man who never understood her. (She was in an unsuitable or unhappy marriage.)

• Mismarry (verb): to enter into an unhappy or unsuitable marriage.

  • They mismarried hastily, ignoring their fundamental differences. (They married unsuitably or unhappily.)

Synonyms

• Ill-assorted marriage: a marriage between partners who are not well matched.
• Unhappy marriage: a marriage that lacks joy or fulfillment.
• Misalliance: a marriage considered socially or personally unsuitable.

Related Idioms

• A marriage made in hell: a very unhappy or unsuitable marriage.

  • Their constant fighting made it clear this was a marriage made in hell. (A deeply unhappy and unsuitable marriage.)

• To marry beneath one's station: to marry someone of lower social status, often leading to a mismarriage.

  • In that era, marrying beneath one's station was often considered a mismarriage. (A marriage considered socially unsuitable.)