noun
- the quality or state of being inopportune; lack of timeliness or suitability for a particular occasion or circumstance
Examples
- The inopportuneness of his arrival during the meeting caused considerable disruption.
- She regretted the inopportuneness of her comment, which upset everyone at the dinner table.
- The inopportuneness of the weather delayed the outdoor event by several weeks.
- His joke suffered from sheer inopportuneness; the audience was not in the mood to laugh.
- The inopportuneness of the announcement meant that few people were prepared to respond.
- Despite the inopportuneness of the timing, the decision had to be made immediately.