dislocation
noun
dis·lo·ca·tion
ˌdis-(ˌ)lō-ˈkā-shən 
-lə-
: the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated: such as
a
: displacement of one or more bones at a joint : luxation
b
: a discontinuity in the otherwise normal lattice structure of a crystal
c
: disruption of an established order
Examples of dislocation in a Sentence
the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman
Recent Examples on the Web
The three unavailable are Tyler Herro (right foot medial tendinitis), Kevin Love (right heel bruise) and Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation).
—
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Huerter is out with a left shoulder dislocation and labrum tear.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The Heat was also without two other rotation players in Kevin Love (right heel bruise) and Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation) against the Jazz.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
Firms including Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management have pounced on historical dislocations in these funds’ pricing and have urged asset managers to take steps like buying back shares or liquidating assets to boost valuations.
—Yiqin Shen, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
This strain can create performance-robbing imperfections in the lattice called dislocations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
In this case, dislocation added perhaps an even greater force to his new work.
—Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
The protests might be inside stadiums, but the frustration, the dislocation and the simmering resentment driving them mirror a feeling that exists outside, too.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The unclassifiable mash-up of documentary and fiction is narrated by a hippo brought to Columbia by drug king Pablo Escobar in a dreamy contemplation of nature, cultural dislocation and megaherbivore feeding patterns.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Huerter is out with a left shoulder dislocation and labrum tear.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The Heat was also without two other rotation players in Kevin Love (right heel bruise) and Josh Richardson (right shoulder dislocation) against the Jazz.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
Firms including Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management have pounced on historical dislocations in these funds’ pricing and have urged asset managers to take steps like buying back shares or liquidating assets to boost valuations.
—Yiqin Shen, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
This strain can create performance-robbing imperfections in the lattice called dislocations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
In this case, dislocation added perhaps an even greater force to his new work.
—Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
The protests might be inside stadiums, but the frustration, the dislocation and the simmering resentment driving them mirror a feeling that exists outside, too.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The unclassifiable mash-up of documentary and fiction is narrated by a hippo brought to Columbia by drug king Pablo Escobar in a dreamy contemplation of nature, cultural dislocation and megaherbivore feeding patterns.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
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dislocation
noun
dis·lo·ca·tion
ˌdis-(ˌ)lō-ˈkā-shən
: the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated
especially
: displacement of one or more bones at a joint
Medical Definition
dislocation
noun
dis·lo·ca·tion
ˌdis-(ˌ)lō-ˈkā-shən, -lə-
: displacement of one or more bones at a joint : luxation
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