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out of joint

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌaʊt əv ˈdʒɔɪnt/

out of joint means: A bone has moved out of its normal position where it joins another bone.

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DISLOCATED BONEB2

A bone has moved out of its normal position where it joins another bone.

  • His shoulder is out of joint.
  • The doctor found her finger out of joint.
  • Could that fall have put your hip out of joint?

How to use it: put something out of joint (The fall put his elbow out of joint.)

Similar words: dislocated

Common phrases: shoulder out of joint, hip out of joint

IN DISORDERC2

Things are badly organized or no longer working as they should.

  • The whole world seemed out of joint.
  • After the move, our lives felt out of joint.
  • War left the affairs of the country out of joint.

Similar words: in disorder, in disarray

Opposites: in order

Common phrases: world out of joint, life out of joint

NOT ALIGNEDC2

Not matching or fitting well with something else.

  • Her views seem out of joint with ours.
  • The rules were out of joint with local customs.
  • His expectations felt out of joint with reality.

How to use it: out of joint with something (His ideas are out of joint with modern life.)

Similar words: out of step, at odds

Opposites: in harmony

Common phrases: out of joint with, ideas out of joint

Questions about out of joint

What does out of joint mean?

A bone has moved out of its normal position where it joins another bone.

What is out of joint in other languages?

Türkçe: çıkmış · Español: dislocado · Français: déboîté · Deutsch: ausgerenkt · Italiano: lussato · 日本語: 脱臼した

How do you pronounce out of joint?

It is pronounced /ˌaʊt əv ˈdʒɔɪnt/.

How do you use out of joint in a sentence?

His shoulder is out of joint. The doctor found her finger out of joint.

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