contextomy
contextomy · contextomies
The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false…The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From context + -tomy.From context + -tomy.
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Forms
plural: contextomies| Singular | contextomy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcontextomize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable