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View definitions for out-of-joint

out-of-joint

adjective as in disoriented

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"My nose was a bit out of joint for a few hours," Towler told BBC News.

From BBC

"I agree there is an issue of sorts and I see why it might put people's noses out of joint, but there has to be a compromise," she told the BBC.

From BBC

The party has soared during his tenure, but it is also true that the now former chairman put rather a lot of noses out of joint within Reform.

From BBC

In short: The whole framework of this trip has slipped wildly out of joint since it was planned two months ago.

From Slate

The viewer will sense right away that the problem lies not with Jo but with the world, however much the world regards Jo as out of joint.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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