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I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.
Betty Buckley

Meaning of "out of whack" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF WHACK

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WHAT DOES OUT OF WHACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of out of whack in the English dictionary

The definition of out of whack in the dictionary is out of order; unbalanced.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF WHACK

out of sorts
out of square
out of step
out of stock
out of the ark
out of the blue
out of the box
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the ordinary
out of the question
out of the way
out of the window
out of the wood
out of thin air
out of touch
out of training
out of turn
out of voice
out of whole cloth
out of work

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF WHACK

bullwhack
bushwhack
chack
cookshack
fly hack
googlewhack
hack
hardhack
lifehack
paddywhack
shack
tacmahack
top whack
whack

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

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Translation of «out of whack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF WHACK

Find out the translation of out of whack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of whack 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 whack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走出低谷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de control
570 millions of speakers

English

out of whack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

من اجتز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в неисправном состоянии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora de sintonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détraqué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daripada memukul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

調子が悪い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu saka whack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra khỏi Whack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேக் அவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेक बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayarsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori Whack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z walnięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в несправному стані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din nașpa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξω από παλαβό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit veeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ur smäll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ut av klask
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF WHACK»

The term «out of whack» is regularly used and occupies the 80.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of whack

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3 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF WHACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of whack.
1
Betty Buckley
I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.
2
Richard Stengel
The number of great museums and nonprofits versus the number of corporate headquarters is incredibly out of whack.
3
Kathleen Turner
If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF WHACK»

Discover the use of out of whack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of whack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Out of Whack
From the author of How to Rescue a Dead Princess comes Out of Whack, an outrageous comedy about friendship, love, following your dreams, and other really scary stuff.
Jeff Strand, 2004
2
Is Your Life Out of Whack?: Methods to Restore Balance
" Like the burden of daily living is too heavy? That something is missing? Perhaps your routine is simply "Out of whack." This book contains nearly 100 ideas to restore some semblance of balance to your life.
David Hass, 2002
3
Rabindranath Tagore: Universality and Tradition
Kathleen M. O'Connell IN 1892, WELL OVER A CENTURY AGO, RABINDRANATH TAGORE DELIVERED his first major address on education, " Siksar Herfer" (Tagore 1972), which I have loosely translated as "Education out of Whack.
Patrick Colm Hogan, Lalita Pandit, 2003
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Will the Real Church Stand Up
It could be minor: "something's out of whack." Or it could be major: "it's all out of whack!" Your car might be making a strange noise when you drive; something is out of whack. If you've broken down on the side of the road and nothing is working ...
Michael Fewson, 2006
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My Way to Happiness: It Gets Better
ave you had times when you feel all out of whack? Do you ever feel like your head is full of cotton wool and you can't think? Me too. I find when I am going through this, it occurs to me that I haven't been focusing on what I want out of life.
Julie Gear, 2010
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Back from the Dead: The Book of Congregational Growth
Church management expert, Keucher, focuses in very practical terms on how to bring the right spirit, approach, and tactics to the work of bringing a congregation back from the edge of the abyss.
Gerald W. Keucher, 2012
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The Wisdom of the Heart
The world is out of whack and men individually are out of whack. We are on the wrong track, all of us. One group, the larger one, insists on changing the external pattern— the social, political, economic configuration. Another group, very small ...
Henry Miller, 1941
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Bear Rescue!
Eliza Thornberry finds her efforts to use her special gift of speaking with animals thwarted by constant surveillance during her family's rescue of three spectacled bears in New Zealand.
Maria Rosado, 2002
9
Hormone Balance: A Woman's Guide To Restoring Health And ...
Your hormones are out of whack—and you don’t know what to do next. With Hormone Balance as your guide, you’ll call on both traditional and alternative solutions to get you off that hormonal rollercoaster for good.
Carolyn Dean, 2005
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Family Building: The Five Fundamentals of Effective Parenting
If “hard” is the norm, then the parent's attitude is out of whack—she's trying to be her child's friend, for example— or her priorities are out ofwhack, or both her attitude and her priorities are out ofwhack. She's become her own worst enemy ...
Rosemond, John, 2009

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of whack is used in the context of the following news items.
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How our moneyquickly becameMadigan's money
Democrats in the General Assembly were preparing to pass a spending plan that was more than $1.5 billion out of whack. Madigan wanted to ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Needed: 'Real policies' to solve homeless problem
That balance is out of whack. It's not just the all-too-familiar understaffing of the police. “We do cite for things when it's appropriate,” SPD ... «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
3
Heathers The Musical: First-rate comedy has a decidedly dark twist
The night I saw it the sound was somewhat out of whack with the band (led by musical director BeV Kennedy) so loud the cast struggled to ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
4
Cherie Howie: Hope fuels quest for first home
... indicated the number of people with Chinese names buying houses in Auckland is out of whack with the number who were born or live here. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
Council members have vision
He has his priorities completely out of whack. Who does he think pays the bills in this city? I own a business here in Tracy and have for 54 years ... «The Tracy Press, Jul 15»
6
Gwyneth Paltrow wants moms to start peeing in the shower
Particularly after having a baby things can end up out of whack, which leads to some women experiencing peeing when they sneeze, run, jump ... «BabyCenter, Jul 15»
7
CAMARO Z/28.R AT LIME ROCK: Fourth Place Enough to Keep …
The Chevy Camaro Z/28.R was fast. Something may have gotten out of whack during the hit. For all the problems we had, to come out of here ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»
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Hope fuels quest for first home
... indicated the number of people with Chinese names buying houses in Auckland is out of whack with the number who were born or live here. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
John Stamos Is Out Of Rehab
“By the time I got to Australia, my body was so out of whack,” he told TV Guide about his ill-fated interview, adding that he “took a sleeping pill at ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
One night of bad sleep may mess up your metabolism, body clock
What's more, one sleepless night throws the molecular clocks that regulate the cells out of whack. Much like the circadian clock controls the ... «Today.com, Jul 15»

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