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misjuncture

noun

Etymology

From mis- + juncture.

  1. derived from iūnctūra
  2. inherited from juncture
  3. prefixed as misjuncture — “mis + juncture”

Definitions

  1. A poorly articulated connection

    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).
    • This "unpeace," at once the site of conjuncture and misjuncture, vitalizes our reading and viewing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA