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Etymology

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From out of (preposition) + place (noun).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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out of place (idiomatic)

  1. 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.
  2. Inappropriate for the circumstances.
    Synonyms: unseemly; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
    Antonyms: appropriate, seemly; see also Thesaurus:suitable
    That remark was out of place.

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See also

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  • (inappropriate for the circumstances): atopic

References

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  1. ^ out of place, adv. and adj.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.
  2. ^ out of place”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Christine Ammer, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2003, →ISBN.