disjuncture

[ dis-juhngk-cher ]

/ dɪsˈdʒʌŋk tʃər /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

division, severance, disunion, disconnection, detachment, split, divorce, disjunction, parting, disjointedness

Nearby words

disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune, disk, disk crank, disk crash, disk drive

Origin of disjuncture

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

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Examples from the Web for disjuncture

But what should we expect from a magazine that trades so expertly in the disjuncture between fantasy and reality?
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For President Obama, gun rights could be the classic example of the disjuncture between campaigning and governing.
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