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out of context

*out of context

[of an utterance or the report of an action] removed from the surrounding context of the event, thereby misrepresenting the intent of the utterance or report. (*Typically: be ~; lift something ~; quote someone or something ~; take something ~.) You took her remarks out of context! You're the dishonest person, not her!
See also: context, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roxanerok-SAHN (French), rahk-SAN (English)French, English, Ancient Greek
Roi (2)-Hebrew
Valentinovah-len-TEE-noItalian
Juliska-Hungarian
AlpAHLPTurkish
Eutropia-Ancient Greek
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