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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.
noun. Synonyms. early. precocious. premature. unseasonable. untimely. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of inopportune in a Sentence. He always shows up at the most inopportune times. an inopportune sale of stocks.
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)
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.
Inopportune definition: not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable. See examples of INOPPORTUNE used in a sentence.
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.
