| n. | 1. | The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. |
| 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. | |
| 3. | (Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced. |
| Noun | 1. | dislocation - an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity Synonyms: disruption |
| 2. | dislocation - 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. | dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) |
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