Search Result:dislocation
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏdIsloˋkeʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏdislәˊkeiʃәn 〕
Overview of noun dislocation
The noun dislocation has 3 senses
- dislocation, disruption -- (an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity)
- dislocation, breakdown -- (the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London")
- dislocation -- (a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column))