out of context
US /aʊt əv ˈkɑn.tekst/
UK /aʊt əv ˈkɑn.tekst/
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aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen, kontextlos
if you quote something out of context, you repeat only a part of what someone said or wrote, and this means that the meaning of it is not the same as the meaning of the whole statement
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The newspaper article quoted his remarks completely out of context.
Der Zeitungsartikel zitierte seine Bemerkungen völlig aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen.
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You're taking my words out of context.
Du reißt meine Worte aus dem Zusammenhang.