Dislocate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move out of position

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌŋks/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌŋks/.

Examples

dislocate joints
the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
The colonists displaced the natives

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

splay slip luxate

Parts of Speech

verb	move out of position “dislocate joints”
verb	put out of its usual place, position, or relationship “The colonists displaced the natives”

Word Forms

dislocation	noun	a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
luxation	noun	displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
slip	noun	an unexpected slide
slippage	noun	failing to hold or slipping out of place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrenken

aus der Position bewegen

🇫🇷French

disloquer

sortir de sa position

🇪🇸Spanish

dislocarse

salir de posición

🇮🇹Italian

dislocare

spostarsi fuori posizione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontwrichten

uit positie bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslocar

sair da posição

🇷🇺Russian

вывихнуть

выйти из позиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हटाना

स्थान से हट जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানচ্যুত

অবস্থান থেকে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி

நிலையை விட்டு நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానభ్రంశం

స్థానం నుండి కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निखळणे

स्थितीतून बाहेर जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થા

સ્થિતિ બહાર ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸು

ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ಹೊರಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനഭ്രംശം വരുത്തുക

സ്ഥാനത്ത് നിന്ന് മാറുക

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل مکانی

پوزیشن سے باہر منتقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱臼

移出位置

🇯🇵Japanese

脱臼する

位置から移動する

🇰🇷Korean

탈구하다

위치에서 벗어나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trật khớp

rời khỏi vị trí

🇹🇭Thai

คลาดเคลื่อน

ย้ายออกจากตำแหน่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkilir

keluar dari posisinya

🇲🇾Malay

terkehel

keluar dari kedudukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلع

التحرك خارج الموقف

🇮🇷Persian

دررفتگی

از موقعیت خارج شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yerinden çıkmak

pozisyondan çıkmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְקוֹעַ

לצאת ממצב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dislocate'?

The primary meaning of 'dislocate' is 'move out of position'.

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Using 'dislocate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dislocate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dislocate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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