"marriage with a person of lower social position," 1738, from mis- (1) "bad, wrong" + alliance. Compare mesalliance.
miryachit
mis-
misadventure
misaligned
misalignment
misalliance
misandry
misanthrope
misanthropic
misanthropy
misapplication
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