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dislocation

/ dislocation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
disruption perturbation
Derived:
break down crush dislocate displace
noun Sense 2
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Type of:
interruption break
Derived:
dislocate displace luxate splay slip
noun Sense 3
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
Type of:
injury hurt harm
Kinds of:
abarticulation diastasis spondylolisthesis
Derived:
dislocate displace luxate splay slip
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
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disruption perturbation interruption break injury hurt harm abarticulation diastasis spondylolisthesis