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dislocation

Syllabification: (dis·lo·ca·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌdislōˈkāSHən/
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Definition of dislocation

noun

  • disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state:he fell prey to loneliness and a wrenching sense of dislocation the social dislocations caused by government policies
  • injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed:congenital dislocation of the hip dealing with fractures and dislocations
  • Crystallography a displacement of part of a crystal lattice structure.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin dislocatio(n-), from the verb dislocare (see dislocate), based on Latin locare 'to place'

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