dislocation

Noun
Synonyms: disruptionbreakdown

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuitySynonyms: disruption
  2. 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”Synonyms: breakdown
  3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dislocation \Dis`lo*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dislocation.]

1.The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

2.(Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations. [1913 Webster]

3.(Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced. [1913 Webster]

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