Dislocation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdɪsləʊˈkeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌdɪslə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity (syn: disruption)
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (syn: breakdown)
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (syn: breakdown)
the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)Extra examples
...the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman...
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