mismarriage

mis·mar·riage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mis-mar-ij]
- /mɪsˈmær ɪdʒ/
- /mɪsmˈarɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-mar-ij]
- /mɪsˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definitions of mismarriage word

noun mismarriage an unsuitable or unhappy marriage. 1
noun mismarriage an unsuitable marriage 0

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Origin of mismarriage

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; mis-1 + marriage

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Parts of speech for Mismarriage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mismarriage

mismarriage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mismarriage usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for mismarriage

noun mismarriage

marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.

Just one Antonym for mismarriage