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misjuncture

misjuncture noun: a poorly articulated connection; a joining of things that functions poorly.

Noun

misjuncture (countable and uncountable, plural misjunctures)

  1. A poorly articulated connection; a joining of things that functions poorly.
    • Near-synonym: misunion
    • The practical understandings implied in these accounts constitute what Clark (following Sahlins up to a point) calls a structure of "misjuncture" (p.70).2003, Rena Lederman, “Review of Steel to Stone: A Chronicle of Colonialism in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea by Jeffrey CLARK; Chris Ballard; Michael Nihill”, in The Journal of the...

Synonyms of misjuncture

Forms of misjuncture

pluralmisjunctures

Origin of misjuncture

From mis- + juncture.

Questions about misjuncture

What does misjuncture mean?
Misjuncture means a poorly articulated connection; a joining of things that functions poorly.
What part of speech is misjuncture?
Misjuncture is a noun.
What is the plural of misjuncture?
The plural of misjuncture is misjunctures.

Words near misjuncture in the dictionary

  1. misjudgeth
  2. misjudging
  3. misjudgingly
  4. misjudgment
  5. misjudgments
  6. misjuncture
  7. misjunctures
  8. misjustice
  9. misjustices
  10. Miska
  11. miskal

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