disjuncture

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    state of being disconnected

Word Origin

disjuncture (n.)
c. 1400, surgical, "dislocation," from Latin; see dis- + juncture. Figurative use from 1680s.

Example

1. When you combine these two sets ofcauses , one cannot help but notice that there could be a disjuncture , not inthe realm of your ideas but in the real world of politics .

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