"inappropriate" meaning in English

See inappropriate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inappropriate.wav Forms: more inappropriate [comparative], most inappropriate [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + appropriate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|appropriate}} in- + appropriate Head templates: {{en-adj}} inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)
  1. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place. Translations (not appropriate or suitable): yersiz (Azerbaijani), tutarsız (Azerbaijani), uyğunsuz (Azerbaijani), namünasib (Azerbaijani), неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) (Bulgarian), неуместен (neumesten) (Bulgarian), несъответстващ (nesǎotvetstvašt) (Bulgarian), inapropiat (Catalan), upassende (Danish), ongepast (Dutch), malkonvena (Esperanto), sopimaton (Finnish), epäasiallinen (Finnish), asiaton (Finnish), inapproprié (French), déplacé (French), inapropiado (Galician), fóra de lugar (Galician), unangebracht (German), unangemessen (German), unpassend (German), ακατάλληλος (akatállilos) (Greek), અયોગ્ય (ayogya) (Gujarati), alkalmatlan (Hungarian), helytelen (Hungarian), そぐわない (soguwanai) (Japanese), 場違いな (bachigai na) (Japanese), 不相応な (fusōō na) (Japanese), 不適切な (futekisetsu na) (Japanese), šikšíl (Lakota), несоо́дветен (nesoódveten) (Macedonian), непри́годен (neprígoden) (Macedonian), недо́личен (nedóličen) (Macedonian), эегүй (ejegüj) (Mongolian), upassende (Norwegian Bokmål), uheldig (Norwegian Bokmål), malplassert (Norwegian Bokmål), uskikket (Norwegian Bokmål), upassande (Norwegian Nynorsk), uheldig (Norwegian Nynorsk), malplassert (Norwegian Nynorsk), uskikka (Norwegian Nynorsk), ふそーうー (fusōū) (Okinawan), niewłaściwy (Polish), nieodpowiedni (Polish), inapropriado (Portuguese), inadecvat (Romanian), necorespunzător (Romanian), impropriu (Romanian), inoportun (Romanian), nepotrivit (Romanian), неуместный (neumestnyj) (Russian), neprìkladan (Serbo-Croatian), inapropiado (Spanish), opassande (Swedish), olämplig (Swedish), uygunsuz (Turkish), недоре́чний (nedoréčnyj) (Ukrainian), невідпові́дний (nevidpovídnyj) (Ukrainian), ненале́жний (nenaléžnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. (informal, in particular) Improper; adult; sexual. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-inappropriate-en-adj-W1WeHdEb
  3. (informal, in particular) (of an action or thing) vile or unpleasant; repulsive. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-inappropriate-en-adj-a69H3xhM
  4. (informal, in particular) too vile. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-inappropriate-en-adj-MCQkjK94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: improper, inadequate, out of line, out of place, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable Derived forms: inappropes, inappropriately, inappropriateness
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          "code": "az",
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          "word": "tutarsız"
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          "word": "uyğunsuz"
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          "word": "namünasib"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepodhodjašt",
          "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
          "word": "неподходящ"
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          "roman": "neumesten",
          "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
          "word": "неуместен"
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          "roman": "nesǎotvetstvašt",
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          "word": "несъответстващ"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
          "word": "upassende"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "word": "ongepast"
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          "word": "sopimaton"
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          "word": "epäasiallinen"
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          "word": "asiaton"
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          "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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          "word": "fóra de lugar"
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          "code": "de",
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          "roman": "ayogya",
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          "word": "અયોગ્ય"
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          "lang": "Okinawan",
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          "word": "ふそーうー"
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          "word": "inadecvat"
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      "word": "malkonvena"
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      "word": "sopimaton"
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "déplacé"
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "fóra de lugar"
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "unangebracht"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "ακατάλληλος"
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      "word": "અયોગ્ય"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "helytelen"
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "そぐわない"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "bachigai na",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "場違いな"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "fusōō na",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "不相応な"
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      "roman": "futekisetsu na",
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      "word": "šikšíl"
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "несоо́дветен"
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      "roman": "neprígoden",
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      "word": "непри́годен"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nedóličen",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "недо́личен"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "roman": "ejegüj",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "эегүй"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "upassende"
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    {
      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "uheldig"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "malplassert"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "uskikket"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "upassande"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "code": "ryu",
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      "roman": "fusōū",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "niewłaściwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "nieodpowiedni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "inapropriado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "inadecvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "necorespunzător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "impropriu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "inoportun"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "nepotrivit"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neumestnyj",
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      "word": "неуместный"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "neprìkladan"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "inapropiado"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "opassande"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "olämplig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "uygunsuz"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedoréčnyj",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "недоре́чний"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevidpovídnyj",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "невідпові́дний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nenaléžnyj",
      "sense": "not appropriate or suitable",
      "word": "ненале́жний"
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