displacement
/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/noun3 syllables
Displacement means: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics.
Synonyms for displacement5
noun, as in act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
noun, as in an event in which something is displaced without rotation
noun, as in the act of uniform movement
noun, as in (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
noun, as in to move something from its natural environment
What does displacement mean?7
noun
act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
the act of uniform movement
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
to move something from its natural environment
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
act of removing from office or employment
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with displacement?3
three syllables
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Displacement in a sentence
- Many adults missed out on schooling because of warfare and displacement.The_World_Factbook
- While robots have many benefits, they also raise concerns about job displacement and potential ethical issues.megamanenm
- The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has led to widespread displacement, economic hardship, and infrastructural damage.always
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Forms of displacement
as a noun
- plural
- displacements