DISPLACEMENT





Definition:

  1. [noun] an event in which something is displaced without rotation
    Synonyms: shift

  2. [noun] act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
    Synonyms: supplanting

  3. [noun] the act of uniform movement
    Synonyms: translation

  4. [noun] (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
    Synonyms: reaction

  5. [noun] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

  6. [noun] to move something from its natural environment
    Synonyms: deracination

  7. [noun] act of removing from office or employment

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