disjunction.

1. A separation, division, or lack of connection between things.

2. A proposition or operation linking alternatives with or.

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Words that belong together

• a disjunction between accounts
• cultural disjunction

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The disjunction between the two accounts became impossible to ignore.

She made the cultural disjunction visible through the smallest household rituals.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular disjunction; plural disjunctions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.