Definition of 'displacement'
Noun
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Synonyms: shift - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
Synonyms: supplanting - the act of uniform movement
Synonyms: translation - (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
Synonyms: displacement reaction - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- to move something from its natural environment
Synonyms: deracination - act of removing from office or employment
