Synonyms for dislocation
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
Forms
- Plural
- dislocations → displacements, derangements, disruptions, breakdowns…
Example sentences
- breakdown I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown.
- disruption The world economy is undergoing constant disruption.
- displacement Many adults missed out on schooling because of warfare and displacement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dislocation | falling | |
| breakdown | falling | |
| disruption | steady | |
| displacement | steady | |
| derangement | falling | |
| luxation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- luxation
- 9 letters
- breakdown2
- 10 letters
- disruption3
- 11 letters
- derangement
- 12 letters
- displacement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (breakdown2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- luxation
- Italiano
- lussazione
- Deutsch
- Luxation