French word

inadapté

Pronunciation

IPA/inadapte/

Meaning

  • adjectiveout of place

Example

Je me sens inadapté ici.

I feel out of place here.

Illustration for inadapté (out of place)

More examples

Ce matériel est inadapté pour ce travail.

This equipment is unsuitable for this job.

Core concept

Someone or something placed in surroundings where its form, behavior, or use feels out of place.

Common phrases

  • se sentir inadapté

    feel out of place

  • avoir l'air inadapté

    look out of place

  • outil inadapté

    unsuitable tool

Similar words

déplacé: Unsuitable for the setting or situation.
mal à l'aise: Feeling physically or emotionally uncomfortable and unable to relax.
gêné: Feeling embarrassed or self-conscious, making speech or movements awkward.

Definition in French

Qui ne convient pas à l'endroit, à la situation ou aux personnes présentes; qui semble hors de propos ou mal adapté.

Word origin

French formed inadapté by adding in- to adapté, whose history goes back to Latin adaptare for making something fit.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is inadapté à followed by the relevant situation, place, person, or purpose.

Other meanings

  • unsuitableadjective
  • maladjustedadjective

Opposites

  • adaptésuitableadjective
  • appropriéappropriateadjective

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