descoyuntamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From descoyuntar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /deskoʝuntaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deskoʃuntaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deskoʒuntaˈmjento/

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: des‧co‧yun‧ta‧mien‧to

Noun

descoyuntamiento m (plural descoyuntamientos)

  1. disjuncture, separation
    • 2017 August 15, “Palabras inútiles”, in Vanguardia:
      De moda tenemos el descoyuntamiento de la opinión pública, las declaraciones “locas” de Trump, Kim, Maduro; por supuesto tenemos nuestra propia cosecha que aturdirá nuestras próximas elecciones legislativas y presidenciales.
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