Dictionary Check: dislocation

"dislocation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

Synonyms:
noun

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

Example: "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"
Synonyms:
noun

a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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