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Meaning of 'dislocation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dislocation [ n.]
- The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
- The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.
- The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

Meaning of 'dislocation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dislocation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Example in sentence:
  • his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London;
  • the social dislocations resulting from government policies

Nearby Words:

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