noun
dislocation
dihs-loh-KAYSHN
noun
1
An injury in which a bone is forced out of its normal joint position.
"The doctor popped the dislocation back into place in the emergency room."
2
A disruption or displacement, in a general or figurative sense.
"The war caused a huge dislocation of families across the region."
How to Use Dislocation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of something — often a joint, but also a community or system — being knocked out of its normal place.
Common pairings
shoulder dislocation
social dislocation
economic dislocation
Word Forms
dislocations plural
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Etymology
From Old French, ultimately from Medieval Latin dislocatio, meaning "a putting out of place."