Synonyms for displacement
- noun
Most common
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- displacements → dislocations, removals, shifts, translations…
Example sentences
- removal Early removal of the placenta is very dangerous.
- dislocation Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| displacement | steady | |
| removal | falling | |
| dislocation | falling | |
| luxation | rising | |
| supplantation | rising | |
| deracination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shift1
- 7 letters
- removal3
- 8 letters
- luxation
- 10 letters
- deposition4
- 11 letters
- translation3, dislocation4, supplanting3
- 12 letters
- deracination
- 13 letters
- supplantation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (removal3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déplacement
- Deutsch
- Umstellung
- Català
- desplaçament