dislocation

dis·lo·ca·tion  (dsl-kshn)

n.

1. The act or process of dislocating or the state of having been dislocated: "the severe emotional dislocation experienced by millions of immigrants . . . who were forced to separate themselves forever from the . . . circle of people and places on which they had depended" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

2. Displacement of a body part, especially the temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position.

3. Chemistry An imperfection in the crystal structure of a metal or other solid resulting from an absence of an atom or atoms in one or more layers of a crystal.

4. Geology See displacement.

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dislocation  (dsl-kshn)

1. Displacement of a bone from its normal position, especially at a joint.

2. Geology See displacement.

3. An imperfection in the crystal structure of a metal or other solid resulting from an absence of an atom or atoms in one or more layers of a crystal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dislocation - an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity disruption break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
	2.	dislocation - the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" breakdown disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
	3.	dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. abarticulation - dislocation of a joint diastasis - separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone spondylolisthesis - a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves

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dislocation

noun 1. disruption, disorder, disturbance, disarray, disorganization

noun 2. putting out of joint, unhinging, disengagement, disconnection, disarticulation