disjuncture
1
9.5
- noun
- /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʧər/
:
disyunción
- Nations like Hungary, Germany, and others face disjunctures, breaks, and gaps that must be ignored or bridged.
- experience disjuncture
- disjuncture and discordance
- disjuncture when belief
Examples
-
The piece is interesting because of this disjuncture, not despite it.
Academic text (2013) -
The disjuncture between her expectations and reality caused her to feel frustrated and confused.
-
Social workers in managed care experienced the greatest disjuncture, and social workers in group private practice experienced the least disjuncture.
Academic text (2008) -
There were significant differences in mean disjuncture scores among the different work settings.
Academic text (2008) -
We question the alleged disjuncture between "the field" and "the academy," between "fieldwork" and "writing."
Academic text (1998) -
Together, these and other participants' actions and views suggest a disjuncture between revivalists' message and participants' understanding.
Academic text (2000) -
Other countries are currently experiencing similar disjunctures in their pursuit of democracy.
Academic text (1993) -
In Honduras, these public spaces offer insight into the disjunctures between landscape change and perceptions of this change.
Academic text (2005) -
The disjuncture between the two communities led to misunderstandings and conflict.
-
There is a significant disjuncture in the data that reveals a lack of coordination among departments.
Synonyms
74
2.5
A space between two things that keeps them apart
58
5.9
A gap between what people think and what really happens
9
4.2
Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet
4
6.4
A situation when people or groups do not agree
2
8.2
A gap or lack of connection between things
1
7.4
A feeling of being separate from other people and the world
1
8.1
A situation when people or groups are not united
1
7.7
Lack of clear connection or order that makes something hard to follow
A situation where things have no link or relation
A break in a connection between people or things
Antonyms
How Disconnected
95
6.8
89
2.6
1
9.5
1
5.5
- Specialized
60
3.3
61
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disjuncture comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and junct 'join', the same root you see in junction. So a disjuncture is like two things that do not join, a gap or break between ideas or actions, which is why it means a separation or disconnection.