take out of context
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take out of context
verb takes out of context · taking out of context · took out of context · taken out of context
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To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.
The statistics are not very meaningful when taken out of context.
Similar: decontextualize · Opposite: contextualize
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verb to report out of context
| Español | sacar de contexto, descontextualizar |
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| 中文 | 斷章取義 /断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì |
| Português | tirar de contexto, descontextualizar |
| Français | décontextualiser |
| Deutsch | aus dem Kontext reißen, aus dem Zusammenhang reißen, aus dem Zusammenhang nehmen, dekontextualisieren |
| Русский | вырыва́ть из конте́кста vyryvátʹ iz kontéksta, вы́рвать из конте́кста výrvatʹ iz kontéksta |
| العربية | اجتزأ من السياق |
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title = {take out of context},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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