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displacement [n]
 
1)an event in which something is displaced without rotation
    Synonyms :shift 
    See Also: translation  change  shift  change_over  amplitude  luxation 
 
2)act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
    Synonyms :supplanting 
    See Also: replacement  displace  replace 
 
3)the act of uniform movement
    Synonyms :translation 
    See Also: motion  translate 
 
4)(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
    Synonyms :displacement_reaction 
    See Also: chemical_reaction  chemical_science 
 
5)(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
    Synonyms :
    See Also: defence  psychiatry  transference 
 
6)to move something from its natural environment
    Synonyms :deracination 
    See Also: movement  deracinate  deracinate  dislocate 
 
7)act of removing from office or employment
    Synonyms :
    See Also: rejection 
 



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