Definition of Dislocation
Dislocation
dis·lo·ca·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action of disturbing something from its proper, usual, or original place or disrupting its order, or the state of being this displaced or disturbed;
e.g. The dislocation of some parts of the machine made it unbalanced. She felt a sense of dislocation because she didn't fit in.
(noun)
an instance of one or more bones are disturbed from their normal positions in a joint, either as a disability or as an injury;
e.g. He fell hard on his shoulder and doctors suspected a dislocation, so they took an X-ray to check.
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