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INAPPROPRIATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not suitable for a particular occasion etc
Example:
put inappropriate pressure on them
Classified under:
Similar:
unbefitting (not befitting)
improper; wrong (not appropriate for a purpose or occasion)
Also:
malapropos (of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature)
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
Attribute:
appropriateness (the quality of being specially suitable)
Antonym:
appropriate (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc)
Derivation:
inappropriateness (the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting)
inappropriateness (inappropriate conduct)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not in keeping with what is correct or proper
Example:
completely inappropriate behavior
Synonyms:
inappropriate; incompatible; out or keeping; unfitting
Classified under:
Similar:
incongruous (lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness)
Derivation:
inappropriateness (inappropriate conduct)
Context examples:
It may or may not be associated with inappropriate secretion of somatostatin and an associated clinical syndrome.
(Pancreatic Somatostatin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It may or may not be associated with inappropriate secretion of insulin and an associated clinical syndrome.
(Pancreatic Insulin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be associated with inappropriate secretion of somatostatin and an associated clinical syndrome, or it may be hormonally inactive (non-functioning).
(Pancreatic Delta Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Inappropriate gain of heterochromatin structure, such as the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes by DNA hyper-methylation at their promoter regions, can be directly linked to carcinogenesis.
(Epigenetic Silencing, NCI Thesaurus)
Inappropriate activation of Hh pathway signaling and uncontrolled cellular proliferation, as is observed in a variety of cancers, may be associated with mutations in the Hh-ligand cell surface receptor Smo.
(Erismodegib, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the use of the device in terms of inappropriate and false control setting for the device's specified operation and/or intended use.
(Control Setting Incorrect Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
A type of schizophrenia characterized by abnormality of motor behavior which may involve particular forms of stupor, rigidity, excitement or inappropriate posture.
(Catatonic Type Schizophrenia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Inappropriate regulation of the costimulatory signal can lead to too great or too small of an immune response.
(Cytotoxic T Cell Surface Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
These include: previous experience of miscarriage, depression or anxiety, a mother’s relationship with her own parents, or cultures in which focusing on the baby is considered inappropriate.
(Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development, University of Cambridge)
It may or may not be associated with inappropriate secretion of gastrin and an associated clinical syndrome.
(Pancreatic Gastrin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
