inappropriateness
Example Sentences
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Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026
"They are not edifying or appropriate for a person who was representing all of Spanish football. He himself has publicly acknowledged the inappropriateness of his behaviour."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
But inappropriateness is part of the role reversal too.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022
But a little of that sound goes a long way, just as Silverman’s naïve inappropriateness, so effective in her standup, works only the first few times onstage.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
I always forgot that Jack had a certain inappropriateness in his expressions and gestures, as if he had learned them from an illustrated text.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
