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disjunctionthe action of disconnecting or separating something; a lack of correspondence or consistency

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of disconnecting or separating something; a lack of correspondence or consistency

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

Korean meaning: 분리, 단절; 불일치

Korean pronunciation: 디스**정**션

Example Sentences

  • The disjunction between the CEO's optimistic speech and the company's actual bankruptcy was shocking.
  • Students often experience a disjunction between theoretical knowledge and practical application.
  • There's a strange disjunction between his love of animals and his job at the hamburger factory.

disjunction

NOUN

//dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən//

the action of disconnecting or separating something; a lack of correspondence or consistency

disjunction concept
💡 Concept

The conductor creates disjunction by separating the train cars

disjunction rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When conjunction breaks, the whole function aches!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootjunct
Suffix--ion

Origin

From Latin 'disjungere' meaning 'to separate or disconnect,' composed of the prefix 'dis-' (apart) and 'jungere' (to join). The suffix '-ion' was added to form the noun.

🎵Rhyme

conjunctionfunctionjunction
conjunction
function
junction

🔗Collocations

cognitive disjunction
logical disjunction
cultural disjunction
temporal disjunction
create a disjunction
bridge the disjunction

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The disjunction between the CEO's optimistic speech and the company's actual bankruptcy was shocking.

Students often experience a disjunction between theoretical knowledge and practical application.

😄 Fun example

There's a strange disjunction between his love of animals and his job at the hamburger factory.

The disjunction in the data suggested two different trends were occurring simultaneously.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

separationdisconnectioninconsistencydiscrepancygap

Antonyms

connectionunityconsistency

Related

conjunctionjunctiondisconnectseparate

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