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noun. informal uk / ˈkɪl.tə r/ us / ˈkɪl.t̬ɚ / out of kilter. Add to word list. in a state of not working well: Missing more than one night's sleep can throw your body out of kilter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Machines - not functioning. act up. balky. blooey. break down. brokenness. brownout. downtime. fail. flat. malfunction.
The meaning of KILTER is proper or usual state or condition : order. How to use kilter in a sentence.
1. good condition; order. The engine was out of kilter. 2. Poker skeet 2.
kilter. noun. out of kilter incompatible, conflicting, contrary, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, in conflict, incongruous, discordant, incoherent, out of step, irreconcilable, at variance, discrepant, inconstant Her lifestyle was out of kilter with her politics.
Kilter definition: good condition; order. See examples of KILTER used in a sentence.
KILTER meaning: used to describe something that is not in the exactly right position or condition, is not working in the usual or proper way, etc.
The noun kilter means "balance," or "a state of working well," but you'll only find it in the phrase "out of kilter ," meaning "not working right." When things are off balance or out of whack, they're out of kilter, or off-kilter.
