out of character
Inconsistent with someone's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviourInconsistent with someone's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.
» Tom acted out of character.
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Examples
6 sentencesTom acted out of character.
They're acting out of character.
What you are telling me about Liisa is quite out of character.
deWas du mir da von Liisa erzählst, passt gar nicht zu ihr. — freddy1
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)Inconsistent with someone's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.
The burst of anger was out of character for the normally placid boy.
несво́йственноnesvójstvenno
(idiomatic)Not in character; not in the zone; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance.
I was out of character for most of the first act because those people in the third row wouldn't stop chatting.
(idiomatic)Not acting; not "on"; behaving within one's natural personality rather than that of a character, or taking actions entirely outside the fictional context.
After watching him perform so energetically, it is a bit of a trip to hang out with him when he's out of character. In real life, he's really mellow.
Susan asked the GM, out of character, whether she was able to sense magic in the room.
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