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disˈjuncture
[ad. med.L. disjunctūra, f. disjungĕre, disjunct-: cf. OF. desjointure, -joincture (Godef.), and juncture.]
1. The fact of disjoining or condition of being disjoined; disjunction; separation, breach.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 63 Þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis [in a wound] eiþer þe disiuncture. 1611Florio Discontinuita, a disiuncture. 1639Wotton in Reliq. 477 (R.) The departure of my..dear neice, your long, and I dare say, your stil beloved consort..as well appeareth by your many tender expressions of that disjuncture. a1679T. Goodwin Wks. II. iv. 347 (R.) Those bruises, disjunctures, or brokenness of bones.
2. fig. A juncture or condition of affairs involving disunion; a perplexed or disjointed state of things. (Cf. disjoint n.)
1683Cave Ecclesiastici 225 Basil..was at a loss, how to behave himself in this dis-juncture of Affairs. 1830Examiner 260/2 At this juncture, or rather disjuncture, the contested demesnes are purchased. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. VIII. xix. viii. 268 Friedrich..foresaw, in case of such disjunctures in Italy, good likelihood of quarrel there. |