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decontextualized

de con tex tu al ized |ˌdēkənˈteksCHo͞oəˌlīzd ˌdikənˈtɛkstʃ (əw )əˌlaɪzd | adjective considered in isolation from its context: coffee-table photo books with their beautiful but decontextualized photographs. DERIVATIVES de con tex tu al i za tion |-ˌteksCHo͞oələˈzāSHən |noun, de con tex tu al ize verb