All 5 Uses of
context
in
White Noise, by Don DeLillo
- How stupid and out of context.†
Part 1 *out of context = misleading because something is presented without the setting or situation in which it occurred"Editor's Notes"When someone is quoted "out of context" it means that selected words were quoted that misrepresent the meaning of all their words.
For example, if you said "I admire their effort, but they are dead wrong if they think this will work," and someone implied that you supported their plan by quoting you as only saying, "I admire their effort," they would be quoting you out of context.
- The other Emigres appeared to find his challenges and taunts a proper context for their endeavor.†
Part 1
- Peace of mind in a profit-oriented context.†
Part 1
- Denise had said to trick him but the only way to do that was within a context of honesty and truthfulness.†
Part 3
- I make up an identity, I invent a context.†
Part 3
Definition:
the setting or situation in which something occurs