mismarry
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Definition
- 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
- marry an unsuitable partner