Dislocation Definition & Meaning
dislocation
- noun
- an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
- 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"
- a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
"Dislocation" in song lyrics
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"volar fracture dorsal dislocation"
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"metacarpal dislocation"
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"break ankle dislocation"
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Words that rhyme with dislocation
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- What does dislocation mean?
- an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity 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" a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
- What part of speech is dislocation?
- Dislocation is a noun.
- How many definitions does dislocation have?
- Dislocation has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).