decontextualization.

The removal or interpretation of something apart from its relevant context.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• decontextualization of a quotation
• textual decontextualization

On the page

Decontextualization of the quotation concealed the question it answered.

The comparison risked decontextualization by treating unlike settings as equivalent.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.