DISLOCATION





Definition:

  1. [noun] an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
    Synonyms: disruption

  2. [noun] 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. [noun] a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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