dislocation, n.
(dislocations)
freq. cnt. 2
(dislocations)
freq. cnt. 2
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
breakdown dislocation
sample sentences
"the social dislocations resulting from government policies""his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
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an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dislocation disruption
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a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
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dislocation
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