What does "misjuncture" mean?

A poorly articulated connection; a joining of things that functions poorly.

What is a synonym for "misjuncture"?

Common synonyms include: misjoin, misjoining, misunion.

Misjuncture

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A poorly articulated connection; a joining of things that functions poorly. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonym: misunion"

Synonyms

All synonyms

misjoin misjoining misunion

Example

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"The practical understandings implied in these accounts constitute what Clark (following Sahlins up to a point) calls a structure of "misjuncture" (p.70)."

Etymology

From mis- + juncture.

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