What is the meaning of dislocation?

noun

  • An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity.
  • The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
    • usage: "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
  • A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column. ).
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