disjuncture

[ dis-juhngk-cher ]

noun

1. the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjoined; disjunction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjuncture¹

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin disjunctūra, equivalent to Latin disjunct ( us ) ( disjunct ) + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

Her style mixes straightforward language and confessional frankness with sudden disjunctures and imagines mundane scenes into which strange images intercede.

From Washington Post

But what should we expect from a magazine that trades so expertly in the disjuncture between fantasy and reality?

From The Daily Beast

For President Obama, gun rights could be the classic example of the disjuncture between campaigning and governing.

From The Daily Beast