mismarry

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To marry an unsuitable partner: To enter into a marriage with a person who is not a good or appropriate match.
Usage
  • The verb "mismarry" describes the act of making a poor choice in marriage. It implies a mistake or error in judgment regarding the selection of a spouse. The word is often used in a formal or analytical context when discussing marital outcomes.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • Fearing he would mismarry, he took a long time to choose a partner.
    • Historians suggest the king's decision to mismarry weakened his political alliances.
    • She regretted her haste and realized she had mismarried.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be mismarried": To be in the state of having married an unsuitable partner.
    • He was profoundly unhappy, knowing he was mismarried.
  • Used in sociological or psychological analyses of relationship patterns.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mismarriage (n): An instance of marrying an unsuitable partner; an unsuitable or ill-advised marriage.
    • Their union was considered a tragic mismarriage by both families.
Synonyms
  • Make an ill-advised marriage
  • Wed unwisely
Antonyms
  • Marry well
  • Make a good match
Verb
  1. marry an unsuitable partner