English Explanatory Dictionary

out of place

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
  2. Inappropriate for the circumstances.

Pronunciation

out′ əv plās′ /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/ /ˌæɔ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/ En-au-out of place.ogg /ˌæʊ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/ /ˌʌʊ̯t əv ˈples/ /ˌawʈ ov ˈpleːs/

Word forms

out of place

Etymology

From out of (preposition) + place (“a fitting position”, noun).

Synonyms

dislocated dystopic ectopic heterotopic malpositioned misplaced out of keeping with unseemly atopic

Antonyms

in keeping with in place appropriate seemly

Derived words

out-of-place out-of-placeness
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