disjuncture
pronunciation
How to pronounce disjuncture in British English: UK [dɪs'dʒʌŋktʃə(r)]
How to pronounce disjuncture in American English: US [dɪs'dʒʌŋktʃə(r)]
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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 .