out of context

See also: out-of-context

English

Alternative forms

• out-of-context

Adverb

out of context (comparative more out of context, superlative most out of context)

1. Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning.

   They took his statements out of context and made him sound like an extremist.

Translations

without context that is needed for understanding

Esperanto: el kunteksto Finnish: irrallaan asiayhteydestä, asian vierestä French: hors contexte French: hors contexte German: aus dem Kontext, aus dem Zusammenhang Polish: wyrwany z kontekstu Spanish: fuera del contexto Swahili: nje ya muktadha

See also

• contextomy
• decontextualize