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)