"contextomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contextomies [plural]
Etymology: context + -tomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|context|tomy}} context + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contextomy (countable and uncountable, plural contextomies)
  1. The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said. Wikipedia link: contextomy Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: quote mining Derived forms: contextomize Translations (Translations): kontekstomia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-contextomy-en-noun-JRg8yP1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tomy

Inflected forms

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