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Meaning of dislocation in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. 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. 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. 3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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