The regular passing from one condition to another
Plural for the action of forcing someone to leave a place
“His life had been rendered completely ungovernable by the combination of poverty, homelessness, and displacement from his native country.”
Plural for the act of being removed from a position or role
“Thus, where Goethe sees Hamlet's resentment as rooted in his displacement from the throne, Bradley sees only a melancholy prince wholly justified in his eccentric behavior.”
Plural for an act of moving something or someone to another place or position
“The displacement of the trees from their site and the placing of them in a non-site operated as a reflection on the fragmentation of identity.”
Plural for the dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland
“The history of Indian economic and industrial development is a never-ending story of displacement of peoples.”
Plural for the act of replacing or substituting something or someone for another
“Your judgment appears to be clouded by the displacement of your reason by your emotions.”
Plural for the act of disrupting or causing disorder
Plural for a movement of animals or people from one region to another
Plural for the process of removal or elimination through purging
Plural for a deviation from an expected level, amount or condition
Plural for a moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ
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