out of kilter

Significat (Anglès)

Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order.

Sinònims

askew

lopsided

Traduccions

fora de forma

em más condições

desarranjado

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From out of + kilter, kelter (“good condition, form, or order; fettle”). The latter word is of uncertain origin, but appears widely in a British dialect and also in the United States.