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Definition of
inopportune adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
inopportune
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ɪnˌɑpərˈtun
/
/
(
formal
)
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happening at a bad time
synonym
inappropriate
,
inconvenient
They arrived at an inopportune moment.
opposite
opportune
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inopportune
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