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Inappositeness

//ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of not being apposite. uncountable

    "And certainly an apt quotation is one of the most effective decorations of a public speech; but the dangers of inappositeness are correspondingly formidable."

  2. 2
    inappropriateness wordnet

Etymology

From inapposite + -ness.

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