Defenition of the word dislocation

• Defenition of the word dislocation

  • a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
  • the act of disrupting an established order
  • an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
  • 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"
  • the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Synonyms for the word dislocation

• • breakdown
  • confusion
  • disarticulation
  • dislodgment
  • disorder
  • displacement
  • disruption
  • disturbance
  • interruption
  • upset

Similar words in the dislocation

• • dislocation
  • dislocation's

Hyponyms for the word dislocation

• • abarticulation
  • diastasis
  • spondylolisthesis

Hypernyms for the word dislocation

• • abrupt change
  • break
  • disruption
  • harm
  • hurt
  • injury
  • interruption
  • perturbation
  • trauma

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