inopportunity C2+ Topic:Time US /ˌɪnˌɑpɚˈtuːnəti/ UK /ˌɪnˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of occurring at an unsuitable, inconvenient, or untimely moment The experiment may have failed through an overdose or through the inopportunity of its timing. 2 noun a lack of a suitable occasion or chance for action The plan was abandoned because of the inopportunity for a private meeting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of occurring at... untimelinessinconvenienceunseasonableness 2 noun · a lack of a suitable... lack of opportunityunsuitability ↔ Opposites timelinessopportunitysuitability Word family Related forms inopportuneopportunity Etymology From in- + opportunity, ultimately from Latin inopportunitas, 'unsuitableness or inconvenience.' It names either badly chosen timing or the absence of a fitting occasion. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inopportunity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˌɑpɚˈtuːnəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of occurring at an unsuitable, inconvenient, or untimely moment 2. a lack of a suitable occasion or chance for action ## Examples - The experiment may have failed through an overdose or through the inopportunity of its timing. - The plan was abandoned because of the inopportunity for a private meeting. ## Synonyms - untimeliness - inconvenience - unseasonableness ## Antonyms - timeliness - opportunity - suitability ## Related Forms - inopportune - opportunity ## Etymology From in- + opportunity, ultimately from Latin inopportunitas, 'unsuitableness or inconvenience.' It names either badly chosen timing or the absence of a fitting occasion. ## Topics - Time markdown