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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disjuncture

Disjuncture \Dis*junc"ture\ (?; 135), n. The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.
--Fuller.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
disjuncture

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

Wiktionary
disjuncture

n. A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.

WordNet
disjuncture

n. state of being disconnected [syn: disjunction, disconnection, disconnectedness] [ant: connection]

Usage examples of "disjuncture".

There was the same jarring disjuncture between the elaborate crown molding and trim and the furniture as there had been out in the main waiting room.