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I sometimes question whether journalists here are being asked to take up roles that are not ours. I get calls from people complaining that their telephone is out of order or that electricity is cut, and I sometimes wonder why don't they call the telephone or electric company.
Pepe Eliaschev

Meaning of "out of order" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF ORDER

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WHAT DOES OUT OF ORDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of out of order in the English dictionary

The first definition of out of order in the dictionary is not in sequence. Other definition of out of order is not working. Out of order is also not following the rules or customary procedure.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF ORDER

out of character
out of court
out of date
out of doors
out of gear
out of hand
out of humour
out of joint
out of office
out of one´s hands
out of phase
out of pocket
out of print
out of shape
out of sight
out of sorts
out of square
out of step
out of stock
out of the ark

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF ORDER

a tall order
bipolar disorder
border
camcorder
cross-border
disorder
first-order
in order
made-to-order
mail order
mail-order
money order
murder
order
preorder
recorder
reorder
the Border
the order
to be in running order
to order

Synonyms and antonyms of out of order in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUT OF ORDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «out of order» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of out of order

Translation of «out of order» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF ORDER

Find out the translation of out of order to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of order from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of order» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乱序
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de orden
570 millions of speakers

English

out of order
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आदेश से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من أجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вышел из строя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora de ordem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ডার আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en panne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

telah habis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht in Ordnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故障して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순서가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

enthek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không sử dụng được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियमबाह्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bozuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guasto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w porządku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вийшов з ладу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în ordine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από παραγγελία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buite orde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i ordning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ute av drift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out of order

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF ORDER»

The term «out of order» is very widely used and occupies the 10.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF ORDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of order

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7 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF ORDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of order.
1
Gina Bellman
One of the things you have to be acutely aware of when shooting episodes out of order is your character's relationship with the other characters.
2
Loretta Devine
For movies, I usually do an entire book that has all kinds of things about what is happening at the time the movie is going on and try to get into what my character's going to be like, to try to get some consistency, because they shoot movies out of order.
3
Meister Eckhart
When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.
4
Pepe Eliaschev
I sometimes question whether journalists here are being asked to take up roles that are not ours. I get calls from people complaining that their telephone is out of order or that electricity is cut, and I sometimes wonder why don't they call the telephone or electric company.
5
Rio Ferdinand
Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves.
6
Zeljko Ivanek
In television, you are of necessity working in bits and pieces and scenes, and things are out of order, and you never can have the same sense of how will this look when it's all put together, what will the effect be.
7
Minnie Pearl
Elvis said, Miss Minnie, do you think it would be out of order if I go up and speak to General Stewart? I've always been such a fan of his. So Elvis went up to speak to the Stewarts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF ORDER»

Discover the use of out of order in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of order and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor, 2013
2
Out of Order: An incisive and boldly original critique of ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Thomas E. Patterson, 2011
3
Love Out of Order
When Denise Rich shares her evidence book with John Archer, she makes her first in a long series of mis- takes that might lead to the destruction of her carefully created life.
Nicole Green, 2011
4
Out of Order
Female attorney Cam Alexander finds herself in the fight of her life when she takes on a vicious, high-stakes child-custody case that forces her into a deadly choice between her conscience and her career.
Bonnie MacDougal, 2000
5
Out of Order?: Policing Black People
Policing Black People E. Cashmore, E. McLaughlin. The mechanism for destroying the colonized cannot but worsen daily. The more oppression increases the more the The crisis is: only that there is being generated the idea that there is a ...
E. Cashmore, E. McLaughlin, 2013
6
Out of Order
Drawing up on a wide range of first hand accounts and interviews, this book provides a comprehensive account of the imprisonment of women for politically motivated offences in Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1999.
Mary Corcoran, 2013
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Out of Order
At 27, Jason Talley of Corning, New York, leads an orderly life, precisely processing loans for a mortgage company.
Charles Benoit, 2011
8
Out of Order, Out of Sight: Selected Writings in Meta-Art, ...
"Out of Order, Out of Sight is an artistic and intellectual autobiography and ... commentary on mainstream art, art criticism, and American culture of the last twenty-five years"--Cover.
Adrian Piper, 1999
9
Out of Order
Just as she did in her acclaimed novel Damage, author A. M. Jenkins strikes to the heart of an outwardly confident teenager to expose surprising sensitivity, uncertainty, and humor within. o Jenkins successfully tackles such common young ...
A. M. Jenkins, 2009
10
Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the ...
Citing real cases, the author explores how leniency has led the justice system to its current state where abuses of the legal process result in less protection for victims and more rights for the accused
Max Boot, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF ORDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of order is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speaker John Bercow 'out of order' over £172 bill for short trip
John Bercow has been rebuked by a Treasury minister after racking up a £172 bill being chauffeur-driven to a conference just 0.7 miles (1.1km) ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Interview: Comic Limmy on new short stories book
VARIOUSLY featuring death, psychosis and 'things that are out of order', internet star Brian Limond's first collection of short stories is as ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
Janet Street Porter is REALLY out of order to Prince George Not cool …
Not only does she have constant digs at adult celebrities, she's also started being mean about little ones – and one of our very favourite little ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
4
Emanuel Nine gag order is out of order
If ever there was a case that illustrates why freedom of information is important, it's that of the Emanuel Nine. Throughout the country, observers ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
5
'Out of order': Barber rebukes Greensboro NAACP leadership over …
“This whole process has been out of order,” Barber said during the meeting at Trinity AME Zion Church. When asked if there is a process to ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
6
Gag order is out of order
Grace Beahm | The Post and Courier Dylann Roof appears Thursday, July 18, for a hearing in downtown Charleston about restrictions on the ... «Cheraw Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
BOE out of order on decision
Actually, the board and the administration are the ones out of order. In reality, not theory, the fifth grade instructor must attract over 200 students ... «Parkersburg News, Jul 15»
8
Tom Richmond: Speaker in love with his own voice is out of order
And that will only happen when this out of order Speaker is replaced by a Parliamentary champion prepared to put the public interest before the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
9
Johansen out of order - McGarvey
Former Celtic striker Frank McGarvey described Stefan Johansen as out of order for his part in the Hoops' penalty spat during their Champions ... «Football.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Southwest Florida's Theater Calendar for week of July 17
•“Out of Order” The award-winning Ray Cooney farce about a government junior minister who secretly plans to spend the evening with one of ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»

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