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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnangemessen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnʔanɡəˈmɛsən
"Seine Kommentare waren unangemessen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not proper or suitable; not appropriate.
"His comments during the meeting were deemed inappropriate." - 2
Not proper in the circumstances; unsuitable.
"Wearing shorts to a formal event is considered inappropriate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'inappropriate' originates from the Latin root 'appropriatus', meaning 'to make one's own'. The prefix 'in-' negates the term, evolving into its current form in Middle English, where it began to denote something unsuitable or improper.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inappropriate" is said worldwide
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Inapproprié
Transliteration: inapropʁije
"Ses commentaires étaient inappropriés."
Unangemessen
Transliteration: ʊnʔanɡəˈmɛsən
"Seine Kommentare waren unangemessen."
Inappropriato
Transliteration: inappropriato
"I suoi commenti erano inappropriati."
Inapropiado
Transliteration: inapropiado
"Sus comentarios fueron inapropiados."
Inapropriado
Transliteration: inapropriado
"Seus comentários foram inapropriados."
अनुचित
Transliteration: anuchit
"उनकी टिप्पणियाँ अनुचित थीं।"
不适当
Transliteration: bù shìdàng
"他的评论被认为是不适当的。"
부적절한
Transliteration: bujeogjeolhan
"그의 발언은 부적절하다고 여겨졌다."
不適切
Transliteration: futekisetsu
"彼のコメントは不適切と見なされた。"
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