断だん章しょう取しゅ義ぎ

noun

quoting out of context; taking a passage out of context

A yojijukugo describing the act of extracting a sentence or passage and interpreting it without considering the surrounding context, often leading to distortion of the original meaning.

• 彼かれの批ひ判はんは断だん章しょう取しゅ義ぎに過すぎない。

  His criticism is nothing more than quoting out of context.

• その記き事じは発はつ言げんを断だん章しょう取しゅ義ぎして誤ご解かいを招まねいた。

  The article took the statement out of context and caused misunderstanding.