| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. [1/5 definitions] |
| defense mechanism |
in psychology, an unconscious process that submerges or opposes ideas or actions that would be painful or inappropriate. [1/2 definitions] |
| do's and don'ts |
actions or customs, collectively correct or appropriate and wrong or inappropriate, respectively. |
| illegitimate |
not in good usage; inappropriate. [1/6 definitions] |
| ill-timed |
done or happening at a wrong or inappropriate time; inopportune. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. [1/2 definitions] |
| infelicitous |
inappropriate or unfortunate; inopportune. |
| infelicity |
an inappropriate act or remark; something infelicitous. [1/3 definitions] |
| lead on |
to entice into making a false assumption or taking an inappropriate or unwise course of action. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, esp. by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate, as in "waddling in self-pity," rather than "wallowing". |
| malapropos |
not suited to the occasion; inappropriate. [1/2 definitions] |
| misbecome |
to be inappropriate or unfit for, or unbecoming to. |
| miscall |
to call by a wrong or inappropriate name. |
| mismatch |
a poor or inappropriate match. [1/2 definitions] |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| mistime |
to say or do at an inappropriate time. [1/2 definitions] |
| misuse |
a wrong or inappropriate use. [1/3 definitions] |
| on the wrong tack |
pursuing an inappropriate or mistaken course of action; misguided. |
| out-of-the-way |
inappropriate or offensive, as an utterance. [1/3 definitions] |
| out of turn |
inappropriate or indiscreet. [1/2 definitions] |
| outrage |
an act that causes intense anger or offense by being considered unfair, unjust, grossly inappropriate, or indecent. [1/6 definitions] |