Adjective: out of order
Usage: Brit
- Not in working order; not functioning
"The washing machine is out of order";
- broken, busted, bust [Brit, informal], up the spout [informal], on the blink [informal], rooted [Austral, NZ, informal], on the fritz [N. Amer, informal], kaput [informal], knackered [Brit, informal]
- Not arranged in order
"The files were completely out of order";
- disordered, unordered
Usage: Brit
- Behaving inappropriately or offensively
"His rude comments were completely out of order";
- out of line, out-of-line
See also: damaged, inappropriate, incompatible, out of keeping, unfitting