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déplacé

out of place, inappropriate

adjective deh-plah-SEH Rare

Also means

displaced

Usage Note

Déplacé describes something socially inappropriate — a remark that is déplacé is off-colour or in bad taste. It also has a literal sense: a personne déplacée is a displaced person (refugee). The noun déplacement covers movement, travel, and official trips, making this root extremely productive in French.

Examples

"Sa remarque était vraiment déplacée."

Natural Translation

His remark was really inappropriate.

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