English Explanatory Dictionary

out of character

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Inconsistent with someone's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.
  2. Not in character; not in the zone; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance.
  3. Not acting; not "on"; behaving within one's natural personality rather than that of a character, or taking actions entirely outside the fictional context.

Pronunciation

En-au-out of character.ogg

Word forms

out of character

Antonyms

in character

Related words

break character drop character uncharacteristic
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