0 shown or considered without a context (= a sentence, a text, a situation, etc. that something is part of, that gives it a particular meaning): --
It is the transition from contextualized to decontextualized language that enables individuals to acquire literacy skills.
In this exhibition, the photographs he took are deliberately decontextualized.
What these tests do is show that kids know this single decontextualized piece of information.
word meanings acquired in decontextualized classroom environments
One major task for the child during the school years is to learn to handle information that is decontextualized.
He tries to support his arguments with decontextualized passages of the Bible.