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off-topic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not related to the matter under discussion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From off- + topic.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: извън темата (izvǎn temata) — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Bulgarian: не по темата (ne po temata) — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Czech: mimo téma — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Estonian: teemaväline — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Finnish: asiaan kuulumaton — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Finnish: epäasiallinen — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Finnish: asiaton — not related to the matter being discussed
  • French: hors sujet — not related to the matter being discussed
  • German: sachfremd — not related to the matter being discussed
  • German: unsachlich — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Italian: fuori tema — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Polish: nie na temat — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Russian: не по те́ме (ne po téme) — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Russian: оффто́п (offtóp) — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Slovak: mimo témy — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Spanish: fuera de tema — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Swedish: irrelevant — not related to the matter being discussed
  • Vietnamese: lạc đề — not related to the matter being discussed