Synonyms for displacement
dɪsˈpleɪs məntdis·place·ment

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1. supplanting, displacementnoun

   act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, translation, displacement reaction, deracination, shift

2. shift, displacementnoun

   an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   Synonyms:
   work shift, transmutation, fault, supplanting, slip, deracination, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, displacement reaction, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, shift, sack, translation, shift key, fracture

3. translation, displacementnoun

   the act of uniform movement

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, shift, translation, rendering, deracination, interlingual rendition, transformation, version

4. displacement, displacement reactionnoun

   (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

5. displacementnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

6. displacement, deracinationnoun

   to move something from its natural environment

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, shift, translation, excision, extirpation, deracination

7. displacementnoun

   act of removing from office or employment

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Reaction
   • Chemistry
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Motion
   • Movement
   • Psychiatry
   • Rejection
   • Replacement
   • Translation

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1. List of paraphrases for "displacement":

   displaced, scroll, travel, displacements, movement, scrolling, shift, desplazamiento, relocation, movements, movage, offset, travelling, shifts, déplacement, displacing, dislocation, moving, posting, move, trip, trips, exodus, homelessness, shifting

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1. Mohammad Shtayyeh:

   The cabinet condemns this grave aggression. This is a continuation of the forced displacement of the people of Jerusalem from their homes and lands — a war crime and a crime against humanity.

2. Lucy Gomez-Feliciano:

   It’s very disheartening as a community resident and an organizer to see such a disconnect and a lack of commitment to addressing the issue of displacement.

3. Harold Tobin:

   Blanco Fracture zone quakes are strike-slip( lateral motions of the crustal blocks on either side, rather than up-down displacement), so it is very unlikely for them to pose a tsunami threat, even if a bigger quake happened, like a magnitude 7.0 for example.

4. Iain Hall:

   We need to be smart, after 30 long years, when all we have in the world is displacement, here we have a glimmer of hope. Here we have a chance of success. That is a good sell.

5. Richard Horsey:

   It is unlikely that white card holders in displacement camps will give these up voluntarily when it is not clear whether they will get any form of ID in return, any attempts to enforce the order to surrender the cards could spark violence.