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- Dictionaryinopportune/ɪnˈɒpətjuːn/
adjective
- 1. occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time: "a storm blew up at an inopportune moment"
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INOPPORTUNE definition: 1. happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient: 2. happening or done at a time…. Learn more.
Inopportune definition: not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable. See examples of INOPPORTUNE used in a sentence.
The meaning of INOPPORTUNE is inconvenient, unseasonable. How to use inopportune in a sentence.
If you describe something as inopportune or if you say that it happens at an inopportune time, you mean that it happens at an unfortunate or unsuitable time, and causes trouble or embarrassment because of this.
happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient: Difficulties seem to crop up at the most inopportune times. (Definition of inopportune from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Since the meaning of "opportune" is "favorable" or "well-timed," it's easy to guess that the meaning of inopportune means something that is ill-timed or inappropriate. That little prefix in- means "not," and it totally turns the meaning of a word around.
Define inopportune. inopportune synonyms, inopportune pronunciation, inopportune translation, English dictionary definition of inopportune. adj. Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune. in·op′por·tune′ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of inopportune adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Inappropriate or ill-timed; not opportune. American Heritage. Not opportune; coming or happening at a poor time; not appropriate. Webster's New World. At an inconvenient or inappropriate time. The inopportune arrival of the bus cut short the interesting conversation. Wiktionary. Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
inopportune. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧op‧por‧tune /ɪnˈɒpətjuːn $ ˌɪnɑːpərˈtuːn / adjective formal 1 an inopportune moment or time is not suitable or good for something OPP opportune I’m afraid you’ve called at rather an inopportune moment. 2 happening at an unsuitable or bad time an inopportune ...
