noun
- breaks in continuity; disconnections or separations between things that should be connected
Usage: formal; often used in academic contexts
Examples
- The historian noted several disjunctures in the historical record.
- There were obvious disjunctures between the company’s stated values and its actions.
- The film’s narrative contained jarring disjunctures that confused viewers.
- Economic disjunctures between regions led to social unrest.
- The researcher identified disjunctures in the data that required further investigation.
- Cultural disjunctures emerged as the two communities merged.