Dislocation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsləʊkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈuːp/.

Examples

the social dislocations resulting from government policies
his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

breakdown disruption

Parts of Speech

noun	an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
noun	the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue “the social dislocations resulting from government policies”
noun	a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

Word Forms

dislocate	verb	put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
break down	verb	make ineffective

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Luxation

ein Ereignis, das zu einer Verschiebung oder Diskontinuität führt

🇪🇸Spanish

dislocación

Un evento que resulta en un desplazamiento o discontinuidad.

🇮🇹Italian

dislocazione

un evento che determina uno spostamento o una discontinuità

🇳🇱Dutch

ontwrichting

een gebeurtenis die resulteert in een verplaatsing of discontinuïteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

luxação

um evento que resulta em um deslocamento ou descontinuidade

🇷🇺Russian

дислокация

событие, которое приводит к смещению или разрыву

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अव्यवस्था

एक घटना जिसके परिणामस्वरूप विस्थापन या असंतोष होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানচ্যুতি

একটি ঘটনা যা একটি স্থানচ্যুতি বা বিচ্ছিন্নতার ফলে

🇮🇳Tamil

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி அல்லது இடைநிறுத்தத்தை விளைவிக்கும் ஒரு நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగుట

స్థానభ్రంశం లేదా నిలిపివేతకు దారితీసే సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यवस्था

एक घटना ज्याचा परिणाम विस्थापन किंवा खंडित होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થા

એક ઘટના જે વિસ્થાપન અથવા બંધ થવામાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸುವುದು

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಗಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനഭ്രംശം

സ്ഥാനചലനത്തിലോ നിർത്തലാക്കലിനോ കാരണമാകുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਥਾਪਨ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸਥਾਪਨ ਜਾਂ ਬੰਦ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سندچیوتی

ایک واقعہ جس کا نتیجہ نقل مکانی یا منقطع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

错位

导致位移或不连续的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

脱臼

変位または不連続を引き起こすイベント

🇰🇷Korean

탈구

변위 또는 불연속을 초래하는 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trật khớp

một sự kiện dẫn đến sự dịch chuyển hoặc gián đoạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความคลาดเคลื่อน

เหตุการณ์ที่ส่งผลให้เกิดการกระจัดหรือความไม่ต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dislokasi

suatu peristiwa yang mengakibatkan perpindahan atau diskontinuitas

🇵🇭Filipino

dislokasyon

isang kaganapan na nagreresulta sa isang displacement o discontinuity

🇲🇾Malay

terkehel

peristiwa yang mengakibatkan anjakan atau ketaksinambungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلع

حدث يؤدي إلى إزاحة أو انقطاع

🇮🇷Persian

دررفتگی

رویدادی که منجر به جابجایی یا ناپیوستگی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkık

yer değiştirme veya süreksizlikle sonuçlanan bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

נקע

אירוע שגורם לעקירה או לחוסר המשכיות

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