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Meaning of dislocation in English
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
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Noun
dislocation
Etymology
late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin dislocatio(n-), from the verb dislocare (see dislocate), based on Latin locare‘to place’
Definitions
1.
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
2.
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Examples
« the social dislocations resulting from government policies »
« his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London »
3.
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)