Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of whack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: out- of whack
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wrong, broken; specifically

Colloquial

adj

Wrong, broken; specifically:

Colloquial

adj

Wrong, broken; specifically:

Colloquial

adj

Wrong, broken; specifically:

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"In its hearty directness, “Winner” suggests that being mad as hell at a system that’s out of whack is as American as Hollywood itself."
"Our priorities have gotten out of whack."
"The floor is so out of whack that the door hits it when opened."
"My banged-up left knee is out of whack."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more out of whack (comparative) most out of whack (superlative) out-of-whack (alternative)

Phrases

out of true

Frequently Paired Words

out of true

Questions

What does out of whack mean?: Wrong, broken; specifically

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