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# dislocation

noun (a dislocation, dislocations; dislocation, uncountable)

«dislocation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An injury where a bone is pushed out of its normal place at a joint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#m1)
2. A serious disturbance where things or people are moved from where they should be, like families forced from home or businesses disrupted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and first aid, a dislocation is treated at hospital; in history, geography and economics, war, floods or factories closing cause dislocation of people and work; phrases: «a shoulder dislocation», «social dislocation».

### Examples

- The X-ray showed a dislocation of the shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x1)
- A dislocation needs a doctor to put it back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x2)
- Floods caused great dislocation in the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x3)
- The war brought dislocation to millions of people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x4)
- The hip dislocation took months to heal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x5)
- Gymnasts warm up to avoid a dislocation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x6)
- The strike caused dislocation to train services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/#x7)

### Note

Countable for injuries (two dislocations); uncountable for the general disturbance. Verb: dislocate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dislocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dislocation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dislocation.html) on Mova free.