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
noun
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Example:
"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)
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