inappropriateness

Definitions of inappropriateness
  1. noun
    the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
    “he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person”
    synonyms: unworthiness
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    Antonyms:
    appropriateness
    the quality of being specially suitable
    types:
    inappositeness, inaptness
    inappropriateness
    infelicity
    inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
    type of:
    ineptness, unsuitability, unsuitableness
    the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
  2. noun
    inappropriate conduct
    synonyms: wrongness
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    Antonyms:
    appropriateness, rightness
    appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
    type of:
    improperness, impropriety
    an improper demeanor
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