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These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition.
Douglas Sirk

Meaning of "out of joint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF JOINT

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WHAT DOES OUT OF JOINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of out of joint in the English dictionary

The definition of out of joint in the dictionary is dislocated. Other definition of out of joint is out of order or disorganized.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF JOINT

out of action
out of bounds
out of breath
out of character
out of court
out of date
out of doors
out of gear
out of hand
out of humour
out of office
out of one´s hands
out of order
out of phase
out of pocket
out of print
out of shape
out of sight
out of sorts
out of square

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF JOINT

adjoint
ball-and-socket joint
ball joint
butt joint
conjoint
disjoint
expansion joint
hinge joint
hip joint
joint
knee joint
lap joint
mortise and tenon joint
pick-up joint
point
shoulder joint
socket joint
strip joint
tongue-and-groove joint
universal joint
wrist joint

Synonyms and antonyms of out of joint in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «out of joint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF JOINT

Find out the translation of out of joint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of joint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of joint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱了节。
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descoyuntado
570 millions of speakers

English

out of joint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संयुक्त से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من أصل مشترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

из совместного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগ্মের বাইরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors de ses gonds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar dari sendi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus den Fugen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関節のうち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공동 중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu saka peserta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trục trặc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூட்டு வெளியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संयुक्त बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eklem dışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori di sesto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z wspólnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зі спільного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από κοινού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit gesamentlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ur led
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ut av ledd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out of joint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF JOINT»

The term «out of joint» is very widely used and occupies the 20.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF JOINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of joint

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QUOTES WITH «OUT OF JOINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of joint.
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Douglas Sirk
These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF JOINT»

Discover the use of out of joint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of joint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time Out Of Joint
Ragle Gumm is an ordinary man leading an ordinary life, except that he makes his living by entering a newspaper contest every day -- and winning, every day.
Philip K. Dick, 2010
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The Time is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History
The Time Is Out of Joint presents an examination of Shakespeare's distinctly modern confrontation with time and temporality, the difference between the truth of the fact, that of theory, and that of interpretation and revelatory truth, and ...
Agnes Heller, 2002
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Out of Joint: A Private & Public Story of Arthritis
Out of Joint is her account of living through arthritis, a distinction she shares with seventy million Americans. ¯ While arthritis pain affects one out of three Americans, this book is the first to tell the personal story of the nation?s ...
Mary Lowenthal Felstiner, 2007
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Time Out of Joint
But when he begins having hallucinations, it appears as if his world may not be what it seems, and in the contest he may be predicting something far more consequential. Time Out of Joint is Philip K. Dick at his twisty, paranoid best.
Philip K. Dick, 2012
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Time Out of Joint
It is only after a series of troubling hallucinations that he begins to suspect otherwise. And once he pursues his suspicions, he begins to see how he is the center of a universe gone terribly awry. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Philip K. Dick, 2007
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History Out of Joint: Essays on the Use and Abuse of History
Sande Cohen considers the ways in which historical narratives summon up a past and lay down a future in the ever-multiplying intellectual debates of contemporary public culture.
Sande Cohen, 2006
7
The Time is Out of Joint: Skepticism in Shakespeare's England
The historical topics covered in this book - witchcraft debates, New World discovery, economic struggle, and religious reformation - reveal the diverse contexts in which skepticism appeared and the many contributions skepticism made to a ...
Benjamin Bertram, 2004
8
Time out of joint: recall and evocation in recent art
Featuring the work of emerging artists working in a variety of media, including Ronnie Bass, Kajsa Dahlberg, Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Fikret Atay, Katerina Seda, Maryam Jafri, and Johanna Billing, as well as films by ...
Whitney Museum of American Art. Independent Study Program, Luigi Fassi, Lucy Gallun, 2010
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A Time Out of Joint: A Journey from Nazi Germany to Post-War ...
Roland Hill was born in Hamburg in 1920 to prosperity and culture - his father was a sugar trader and his mother an opera singer. Both were of Jewish descent but had converted to Christianity. This is an autobiography of Roland Hill.
Roland Hill, 2007
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Titus Out of Joint: Reading the Fragmented Titus Andronicus
These are a few of the delights audiences have to look forward to in Titus Andronicus. It's a play of extremes, as likely to provoke severe discomfort as severe delight. Titus has claimed its fair share of critical attention.
Liberty Stanavage, J. Paxton Hehmeyer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF JOINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of joint is used in the context of the following news items.
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'We've learned our lesson from the Celtic Tiger. Next time it turns to …
His old man is still talking about making me an actual portner and his nose is obviously out of joint. As the only son in the family, he would have ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Liam Barnes: Huge noise over Quiet Woman shows importance of …
... its name, there are several other reasons why the new Pound Pub has put a few noses out of joint. Real ale fans are worried about the lack of ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Alistair Smith: Subsidised culture shouldn't be chasing economic …
This is why the proposal of a National Theatre/Disney co-production of Pinocchio has put a few noses out of joint in the theatre world. Writing for ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
4
Coming up Trumps in the White House race
Republicans, their noses out of joint, don't know how to fend off such an unpredictable, and populist opponent. "That's what the serious ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
5
How to avoid a holiday from hell
Inevitably there will be some bossy boots who wants to chivvy everybody else and probably push a few noses out of joint in the process; don't ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
The Legacy of Racism and Slavery Dramatized in the Unwieldy …
Gardley, like Shakespeare, isn't content with interpersonal chaos—he throws the whole world out of joint. Or, put another way, he sees the ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
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The Four Seasons Space Gets a New, Younger Face
I'd underline the word need. They need to be recognized. If they're not, their nose gets out of joint.” The ascent of Mr. Carbone and Mr. Torrisi, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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MLB comes down harder than ESPN on Colin Cowherd's ignorant …
He says something controversial that is charged with race/culture/ethnic/class overtones that gets people out of joint, then goes on the air the ... «Awful Announcing, Jul 15»
9
Herrera happy at 'world's biggest club'
... of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, but the 25-year-old's nose has certainly not been put out of joint by the latest arrivals. «Teamtalk.com, Jul 15»
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The Donald Does It! Coming Up Trumps In The White House Race
Republicans, their noses out of joint, don't know how to fend off such an unpredictable, and populist opponent. “That's what the serious ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»

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