Displacement Definition
displacement
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
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- to move something from its natural environment
- act of removing from office or employment
"Displacement" in song lyrics
See how displacement is used in real songs:
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"See the man who lives patient handles displacement"
Bliss N Eso — This Is For You -
"Anger displacement"
Cannibal Ox — Iron Galaxy -
"Running for synthetic outlets of anger displacement"
Muggs f/ Self-Scientific — Millennium Thrust
Words that rhyme with displacement
Usage tips for "displacement"
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