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dislocation

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪslə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of dislocation

noun

[mass noun]
  • disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state:rapid urban and industrial development brought immense social dislocation in its wake
  • injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed:congenital dislocation of the hip [count noun]:dealing with fractures and dislocations
  • [count noun] Crystallography a displacement of part of a crystal lattice structure: dislocations are present due to the accidents of imperfect growth

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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