dislocation
dislocation Lexical Profile
dislocation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An injury or bodily condition in which the ends of two connected bones are forced out of their normal position in a joint.
"The athlete was sidelined for six weeks following a painful shoulder dislocation."
A disturbance or disruption from a proper, original, or established state, system, or place.
"Rapid industrialization caused severe social and economic dislocation across rural communities."
A linear defect or irregularity within a crystal lattice structure, or a displacement of rock strata along a geological fault.
"The metallurgist examined the sample under an electron microscope to measure the density of crystal dislocations."
• Rhymes for dislocation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dislocation or Medieval Latin dislocationem, a noun of action from the verb dislocare ('to put out of place'), ultimately from Latin dis- ('apart') and locus ('place').