<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience (onstage).</li><li>in one's private life rather than on the stage: Offstage the actress seemed rather plain.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>not in view of the audience; backstage, in the wings, etc.: an offstage crash.</li><li>withheld from public view or attention; private: offstage political meetings.</li></ul>