Meanings
adverbout of context (comparative more out of context, superlative most out of context)
comparative more out of context · superlative most out of context · alternative out-of-context
- 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
Esperanto el kunteksto
- el kuntekstowithout context that is needed for understanding
Finnish irrallaan asiayhteydestä, asian vierestä
- irrallaan asiayhteydestäwithout context that is needed for understanding
- asian vierestäwithout context that is needed for understanding
French hors contexte
- hors contextewithout context that is needed for understanding
German aus dem Kontext, aus dem Zusammenhang
- aus dem Kontextwithout context that is needed for understanding
- aus dem Zusammenhangwithout context that is needed for understanding
Polish wyrwany z kontekstu
- wyrwany z kontekstuwithout context that is needed for understanding
Spanish fuera del contexto
- fuera del contextowithout context that is needed for understanding
Swahili nje ya muktadha
- nje ya muktadhawithout context that is needed for understanding
Cite this entry
APA
out of context. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20context
MLA
“out of context.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20context. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of context,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20context.
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