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displacement

/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/

Meanings
noun
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

Examples :

"The flood caused the displacement of many families from their homes. "
place action condition situation

Related Words

Illustration communication

communication noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

"communication of a secret"

Illustration capability

capability noun

/keɪpəˈbɪləti/

The power or ability to generate an outcome

"The new software has the capability to translate languages instantly. "

Illustration directional

directional noun

/dɪˈɹɛkʃənəl/

Something that indicates direction, such as a vehicle's turn signal.

"The car's directional was blinking, signaling a right turn. "

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration saturated

saturated verb

/ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ /ˈsætʃəˌreɪtəd/

To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).

"After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated."

Illustration substantial

substantial noun

/səbˈstænʃəl/

Anything having substance; an essential part.

"The substantial of my grandmother's advice helped me make a good decision. "

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration extracting

extracting verb

/ɪkˈstræktɪŋ/ /ɛkˈstræktɪŋ/

To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

"to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger"

Illustration substances

substances noun

/ˈsʌbstənsɪz/ /ˈsʌbstənzɪz/

Physical matter; material.

"The science class experimented with different substances to see how they reacted to heat. "

Illustration kilometers

kilometers noun

/kɪˈlɑːmɪtərz/ /kəˈlɑːmɪtərz/ /ˈkɪləˌmiːtərz/ /kəˈlɒmɪtərz/

(official BIPM spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

"The school is two kilometers from my house, so I usually take the bus. "

Illustration displaced

displaced verb

/dɪˈspleɪst/ /dɪsˈpleɪst/

To put out of place; to disarrange.

"The strong wind displaced the papers on my desk, scattering them everywhere. "

Illustration displacing

displacing verb

/dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ/ /dɪsˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To put out of place; to disarrange.

"The strong wind was displacing the papers on my desk. "