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Definition of inopportune in English: inopportuneadjective ɪnˈɒpətjuːnˌɪnɒpəˈtjuːnɪnˌɑpərˈt(j)un Occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time. 不凑巧的，不合时宜的；不合适的 a storm blew up at an inopportune moment 暴风雨来得不是时候。 Example sentencesExamples - These negative forces were unleashed on us at a most inopportune time, when the country started reaping nature's rewards in the form of an abundance of oil dollars.
- But I'm learning to accept my awkwardness and lack of loving the social element at seemingly inopportune times.
- But I've gotten laughs at a couple of inopportune moments also.
- More important, as the symbol of the state, his actions, no matter how inopportune, had to be defended by the Liberal ruling class at all costs.
- Some dreams are interrupted during the most inopportune moments, especially those that reflect hidden desires.
- You had, unwittingly, called at an inopportune time as I had just cut my finger on a tin of anchovies and Carlo was helping me staunch the flow of blood.
- How is he to know that he's rung at an inopportune moment.
- In terms of the world context, this is probably one of the most inopportune moments to announce further cuts to royalties and taxes.
- It will visit upon us an important event at an inopportune time, as if to illustrate how inconsequential our influence on the greater scheme.
- And just at the most inopportune moment, the guy turned this way.
- On one of them the battery dies at an inopportune moment so I have to go get a supervisor.
- What inadequate lighting exists is unreliable, flickering off at the most inopportune moments.
- This is an unhelpful hyperbole, but it is certainly true that there must be contexts in which a statement of these truths is politically inopportune.
- Most experts agreed that his demand for the removal of the Wall was inopportune, utopian, and crazy.
- That was before he started writing books ‘from the inside’ and publishing them at very inopportune moments.
- What next - will we be banned from taking any photograph in any public place just in case a minor happens to walk in front of the lens at an inopportune moment?!
- He couldn't help but blush every time she caught him staring in her direction and he'd often find himself dreaming of her at the most inopportune moments.
- As a rule, I can put off these inopportune demands.
- When the initial shock wore off I think we all felt a bit cheated that such a huge bombshell should be dropped at such an inopportune moment.
- Firstly, it always happens at the most inopportune moments, and secondly, it's generally about a subject you haven't got a clue about.
Synonyms inconvenient, untimely, ill-timed, badly timed, mistimed, inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt, ill-chosen, infelicitous, unfavourable, unfortunate, unpropitious, inauspicious, inexpedient, disadvantageous awkward, difficult, troublesome, bothersome, problematic, disruptive, disturbing archaic unseasonable
Derivativesadverb ˌɪnɒpəˈtjuːnliɪnˈɒpətjuːnliɪnˌɑpərˈtunli Relief came at last in March: ironically, the first rains arrived inopportunely at grape harvest time in South Australia and Victoria. Example sentencesExamples - If they have lost their quasi-central bank status, there are momentous ramifications that will become inopportunely relevant during the next unfolding liquidity/financial crisis.
- He pushed back against her, finding that he had been placed inopportunely at the end of the alley way that had no escape and on top of ice.
- And if you stopped waggling your hips in that inopportunely distracting manner, perhaps Derrick could concentrate on something other than sex for a mere five minutes.
- Brown began with a plan and had a committed investor on board who inopportunely backed out at the last minute.
noun ˌɪnɒpəˈtjuːnnəsɪnˈɒpətjuːnnəsɪnˌɑpərˈt(j)unnəs When the sad news reached Rome, not only was the loss of the man severely felt, but also the inopportuneness of the time when it occurred. Example sentencesExamples - It perplexed, as well as shocked her, by the irreverent inopportuneness of the occasions that brought it into vivid action.
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin inopportunus, from in- 'not' + opportunus (see opportune). importune from mid 16th century: Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours (from portus ‘harbour’), lies behind this word. A lack of the safety and calm associated with his protection is found in this word and in inopportune ‘troublesome, bringing problems’.
Definition of inopportune in US English: inopportuneadjectiveinˌäpərˈt(y)o͞onɪnˌɑpərˈt(j)un Occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time. 不凑巧的，不合时宜的；不合适的 a storm blew up at an inopportune moment 暴风雨来得不是时候。 Example sentencesExamples - When the initial shock wore off I think we all felt a bit cheated that such a huge bombshell should be dropped at such an inopportune moment.
- But I'm learning to accept my awkwardness and lack of loving the social element at seemingly inopportune times.
- In terms of the world context, this is probably one of the most inopportune moments to announce further cuts to royalties and taxes.
- But I've gotten laughs at a couple of inopportune moments also.
- This is an unhelpful hyperbole, but it is certainly true that there must be contexts in which a statement of these truths is politically inopportune.
- Firstly, it always happens at the most inopportune moments, and secondly, it's generally about a subject you haven't got a clue about.
- What next - will we be banned from taking any photograph in any public place just in case a minor happens to walk in front of the lens at an inopportune moment?!
- Some dreams are interrupted during the most inopportune moments, especially those that reflect hidden desires.
- As a rule, I can put off these inopportune demands.
- What inadequate lighting exists is unreliable, flickering off at the most inopportune moments.
- On one of them the battery dies at an inopportune moment so I have to go get a supervisor.
- These negative forces were unleashed on us at a most inopportune time, when the country started reaping nature's rewards in the form of an abundance of oil dollars.
- You had, unwittingly, called at an inopportune time as I had just cut my finger on a tin of anchovies and Carlo was helping me staunch the flow of blood.
- Most experts agreed that his demand for the removal of the Wall was inopportune, utopian, and crazy.
- And just at the most inopportune moment, the guy turned this way.
- That was before he started writing books ‘from the inside’ and publishing them at very inopportune moments.
- He couldn't help but blush every time she caught him staring in her direction and he'd often find himself dreaming of her at the most inopportune moments.
- How is he to know that he's rung at an inopportune moment.
- More important, as the symbol of the state, his actions, no matter how inopportune, had to be defended by the Liberal ruling class at all costs.
- It will visit upon us an important event at an inopportune time, as if to illustrate how inconsequential our influence on the greater scheme.
Synonyms inconvenient, untimely, ill-timed, badly timed, mistimed, inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt, ill-chosen, infelicitous, unfavourable, unfortunate, unpropitious, inauspicious, inexpedient, disadvantageous
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin inopportunus, from in- ‘not’ + opportunus (see opportune). |