out of place
The phrase "out of place" describes situations where something or someone does not fit or belong, often leading to a sense of discomfort or incongruity.
Definition
B2General
(common)Not fitting in or belonging in a particular situation or environment.
Example
- She felt out of place at the formal dinner in her casual attire.
B2General
(common)Not in the correct or usual position.
Example
- The books on the shelf were out of place, making it hard to find the one I wanted.
B2Emotional
(common)Feeling uncomfortable or awkward in a particular situation or environment.
Example
- He felt out of place among the wealthy guests at the party.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "out of place":
out of jointout of stepout of one's timeout of lineout of sortsout of whackout of characterout of touchout of orderout of squareout of timeout of syncin the wrong place at the wrong timeout of itout of tuneleft outout of framein placeout of boundsout of one's depthout of the commonout of the pictureout of townout ofnot appropriatein the wrongno placeout of one's boxanother placeodd one outout of controlout of the wayill at easeout of reach