Definition of disjuncture
: disjunction 1
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The disjuncture in these views is reflected in the clumsy coalition that runs the state.
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Each describes an evening that a woman in her early 20s spends with a man in his 30s, and the tension in each comes from the disjuncture between what the woman feels and what’s going on around her.
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Origin and Etymology of disjuncture
Middle English, modification (influenced by Latin disjunctus) of Anglo-French desjointure, from desjoint disjoint
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First Known Use: 14th century
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