Dislodge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove or force out from a position

change place or direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈuːps/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪslˈɒdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪslˈɒdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈuːps/.

Examples

The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
Shift one's position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shift reposition free bump

Antonyms

lodge

Parts of Speech

verb	remove or force out from a position “The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums”
verb	change place or direction “Shift one's position”
verb	remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied “The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”

Word Forms

shift	noun	the act of moving from one place to another
shifting	noun	the act of moving from one place to another
dislodgement	noun	forced removal from a position of advantage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entfernen

entfernen oder aus einer Position herausdrängen

🇫🇷French

déloger

retirer ou forcer à quitter une position

🇪🇸Spanish

desalojar

quitar o forzar la salida de una posición

🇮🇹Italian

sloggiare

rimuovere o forzare fuori da una posizione

🇳🇱Dutch

losmaken

verwijderen of forceren uit een positie

🇵🇹Portuguese

desalojar

remover ou forçar a sair de uma posição

🇷🇺Russian

вытеснять

убрать или вытеснить с позиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जगह देना

किसी स्थिति से हटाना या जबरदस्ती बाहर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপসারণ

একটি অবস্থান থেকে সরান বা জোর করে আউট

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்று

ஒரு நிலையில் இருந்து அகற்றவும் அல்லது கட்டாயப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగించు

స్థానం నుండి తీసివేయండి లేదా బలవంతంగా బయటకు పంపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

काढून टाकणे

स्थानावरून काढा किंवा सक्तीने बाहेर काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્થાપન

પદ પરથી દૂર કરો અથવા દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸು

ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്താക്കുക

ഒരു സ്ഥാനത്ത് നിന്ന് നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾੜਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہٹانا

کسی پوزیشن سے ہٹائیں یا زبردستی نکالیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驱逐

移除或强制离开某个职位

🇯🇵Japanese

取り除く

ある位置から取り除くか、力で押し出す

🇰🇷Korean

쫓아내다

위치를 제거하거나 강제로 제거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh bật

loại bỏ hoặc buộc phải rời khỏi một vị trí

🇹🇭Thai

ไล่ออก

ถอดหรือบังคับออกจากตำแหน่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengusir

menghapus atau memaksa keluar dari suatu posisi

🇵🇭Filipino

paalisin

alisin o pilitin na umalis sa isang posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

mengusir

keluarkan atau paksa keluar dari sesuatu kedudukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرد

إزالة أو الخروج من الموقف

🇮🇷Persian

جابجا کردن

حذف یا به زور از یک موقعیت خارج شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yerinden çıkarmak

bir pozisyondan çıkarmak veya zorla çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַשֵׁל

להסיר או לצאת בכוח מעמדה

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The primary meaning of 'dislodge' is 'remove or force out from a position'.

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

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

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