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Definition kilter in British English

kilter noun

noun
/ˈkɪltə(r)/
1

slightly strange or crazy, or not right in some way

Example

Things are totally out of kilter in our society.

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2

different from someone or something else, in a way that spoils a situation or arrangement

Example

This government is totally out of kilter with the rest of the country.

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Definition kilter in British English