Displacement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

an event in which something is displaced without rotation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌmhɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsplˈeɪsmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsplˈeɪsmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌmhɛd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shift translation displacement reaction supplanting deracination

Word Forms

supplant	verb	take the place or move into the position of
shift	verb	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
translate	verb	subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
deracinate	verb	move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschiebung

Akt, den Platz eines anderen einzunehmen, insbesondere unter Einsatz hinterhältiger Taktiken

🇫🇷French

déplacement

acte de prendre la place d'autrui, notamment en utilisant des tactiques sournoises

🇪🇸Spanish

desplazamiento

acto de tomar el lugar de otro, especialmente usando tácticas clandestinas

🇮🇹Italian

spostamento

atto di prendere il posto di un altro, soprattutto utilizzando tattiche subdole

🇳🇱Dutch

verplaatsing

het innemen van de plaats van een ander, vooral door gebruik te maken van achterbakse tactieken

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslocamento

ato de tomar o lugar de outro, especialmente usando táticas dissimuladas

🇷🇺Russian

перемещение

акт занятия места другого, особенно с использованием закулисной тактики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विस्थापन

विशेष रूप से गुप्त रणनीति का उपयोग करके दूसरे की जगह लेने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানচ্যুতি

বিশেষ করে গোপন কৌশল ব্যবহার করে অন্যের জায়গা নেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி

மற்றொருவரின் இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கும் செயல், குறிப்பாக கீழ்நிலை தந்திரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానభ్రంశం

ముఖ్యంగా అండర్‌హ్యాండ్ వ్యూహాలను ఉపయోగించి మరొకరి స్థానాన్ని ఆక్రమించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्थापन

विशेषत: गुप्त रणनीती वापरून दुसऱ्याची जागा घेण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્થાપન

ખાસ કરીને ગુપ્ત યુક્તિઓનો ઉપયોગ કરીને બીજાનું સ્થાન લેવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಂಡರ್‌ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ತಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനചലനം

മറ്റൊരാൾക്ക് പകരം വയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അണ്ടർഹാൻഡ് തന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਥਾਪਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਲੈਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਚਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل مکانی

کسی دوسرے کی جگہ لینے کا عمل خاص طور پر خفیہ ہتھکنڈوں کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

位移

取代他人的行为，尤其是使用卑鄙手段

🇯🇵Japanese

変位

特に卑劣な戦術を使用して他の人に取って代わる行為

🇰🇷Korean

배수량

특히 은밀한 전술을 사용하여 다른 사람의 자리를 대신하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dịch chuyển

hành động thay thế người khác, đặc biệt là sử dụng các chiến thuật ngầm

🇹🇭Thai

การกระจัด

การกระทำแทนผู้อื่นโดยเฉพาะการใช้กลอุบายเล่ห์เหลี่ยม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemindahan

tindakan menggantikan orang lain terutama menggunakan taktik curang

🇲🇾Malay

anjakan

tindakan mengambil tempat orang lain terutamanya menggunakan taktik curang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النزوح

فعل أخذ مكان شخص آخر وخاصة باستخدام التكتيكات المخادعة

🇮🇷Persian

جابجایی

عمل گرفتن جای دیگری مخصوصاً با استفاده از تاکتیک های پنهان

🇹🇷Turkish

yer değiştirme

özellikle gizli taktikler kullanarak bir başkasının yerini alma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְזוּזָה

פעולה של תפוס את מקומו של אחר, במיוחד תוך שימוש בטקטיקות סתמיות

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