Phrase guide

out of order

adj · prep_phrase · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Out of normal sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You've got my index cards out of order again.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: in order

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Not functioning properly; not in working order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The lift is always out of order.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of commission

Antonyms: in commission

3

prep_phrase

Meaning 3

Inappropriate or unsuitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of line

Antonyms: none provided

4

prep_phrase

Meaning 4

Not in order: not according with e.g. the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

prep_phrase

Meaning 5

untidy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ненареден (nenareden) — out of normal sequence
  • Bulgarian: разбъркан (razbǎrkan) — out of normal sequence
  • Dutch: niet op volgorde — out of normal sequence
  • Finnish: epäjärjestyksessä — out of normal sequence
  • French: déclassé — out of normal sequence
  • German: durcheinander — out of normal sequence
  • German: nicht in der richtigen Reihenfolge — out of normal sequence
  • Māori: tīpaopao — out of normal sequence
  • Polish: w niewłaściwej kolejności — out of normal sequence
  • Arabic: مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal) — not functioning properly
  • Arabic: عطلان (ʕaṭlān) — not functioning properly
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — not functioning properly
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — not functioning properly
  • Arabic: خربان (ḵarbān) — not functioning properly
  • Armenian: փչացած (pʻčʻacʻac) — not functioning properly
  • Bulgarian: извън строя (izvǎn stroja) — not functioning properly
  • Bulgarian: неизправен (neizpraven) — not functioning properly
  • Bulgarian: повреден (povreden) — not functioning properly
  • Bulgarian: развален (razvalen) — not functioning properly
  • Catalan: fora de servei — not functioning properly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 故障 (gùzhàng) — not functioning properly
  • Czech: mimo provoz — not functioning properly
  • Dutch: buiten bedrijf — not functioning properly
  • Dutch: buiten werking — not functioning properly
  • Esperanto: nefunkcianta — not functioning properly
  • Esperanto: nefunkciantaj — not functioning properly
  • Estonian: korrast ära — not functioning properly
  • Finnish: rikki — not functioning properly
  • Finnish: epäkunnossa — not functioning properly
  • French: hors-service — not functioning properly
  • French: en panne — not functioning properly
  • Galician: fóra de servizo — not functioning properly
  • German: außer Betrieb — not functioning properly
  • German: kaputt — not functioning properly
  • Greek: εκτός λειτουργίας (ektós leitourgías) — not functioning properly
  • Greek: χαλασμένος (chalasménos) — not functioning properly
  • Haitian Creole: anpàn — not functioning properly
  • Hungarian: üzemen kívül — not functioning properly
  • Hungarian: nem működik — not functioning properly
  • Hungarian: nem üzemel — not functioning properly
  • Italian: guasto — not functioning properly
  • Italian: fuori servizio — not functioning properly
  • Khmer: ខូច (khouc) — not functioning properly
  • Malay: rosak — not functioning properly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i uorden — not functioning properly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i ustand — not functioning properly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaputt — not functioning properly
  • Plautdietsch: kaputt (nds) — not functioning properly
  • Polish: nieczynny — not functioning properly
  • Polish: niesprawny — not functioning properly
  • Russian: неиспра́вный (neisprávnyj) — not functioning properly
  • Russian: нерабо́тающий (nerabótajuščij) — not functioning properly
  • Russian: сло́манный (slómannyj) — not functioning properly
  • Spanish: fuera de servicio — not functioning properly
  • Thai: เสีย (sǐia) — not functioning properly
  • Turkish: bozuk — not functioning properly
  • Turkish: kullanılamaz durumda — not functioning properly
  • Vietnamese: hỏng hóc — not functioning properly
  • Welsh: wedi torri — not functioning properly
  • Bulgarian: несъобразен (nesǎobrazen) — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Bulgarian: неуместен (neumesten) — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Dutch: ongepast — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Finnish: sopimaton — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Finnish: tahditon — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • German: unpassend — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • German: daneben — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • German: neben der Spur — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Hebrew: לא במקום — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Polish: niewłaściwy — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Polish: nieodpowiedni — inappropriate or unsuitable
  • Tagalog: wala sa tikma — inappropriate or unsuitable