out of place

== English == === Etymology === From out of (preposition) +‎ place (“a fitting position”, noun). === Pronunciation === enPR: out′ əv plās′ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæɔ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌæʊ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌʌʊ̯t əv ˈples/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌawʈ ov ˈpleːs/ Hyphenation: out of place === Prepositional phrase === out of place(idiomatic) Not in the proper arrangement or situation. Synonyms: dislocated, dystopic, ectopic, heterotopic, malpositioned, misplaced, out of keeping with Antonyms: in keeping with, in place No wonder I couldn’t find it—it was out of place. She came in out of the storm with not a hair out of place. Amongst all those horsey people I felt quite out of place. Inappropriate for the circumstances. Synonyms: unseemly; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable Antonyms: appropriate, seemly; see also Thesaurus:suitable Near-synonym: atopic That remark was out of place. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “out of place”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.