as in disruption
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman
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Recent Examples of dislocation
Instead, the emotional dislocation, technological dread and fractured identity woven into Radiohead’s turn-of-the-century pivot now seem scarily prophetic.
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 12 May 2026
And just four days after suffering a full right finger dislocation, in which the bone of his pinky broke through skin, the reserve forward was available for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
With the exception of a lot of writing about pirates, there were no other contemporary reports of economic dislocation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The dislocation of the tree is the introduction of a natural element into the contemplative space of art, into this space of culture and representation of reality.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 12 May 2026
And just four days after suffering a full right finger dislocation, in which the bone of his pinky broke through skin, the reserve forward was available for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
With the exception of a lot of writing about pirates, there were no other contemporary reports of economic dislocation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The dislocation of the tree is the introduction of a natural element into the contemplative space of art, into this space of culture and representation of reality.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for dislocation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocation
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This relatively short Hall of Fame tradition came to an abrupt halt in 2020, in part because of COVID-19, but also due to major disruptions in local arts journalism.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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That mechanism, the researchers found, was a disruption along the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, one of the body’s main stress response systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The coordinated attack left one local police officer, who was responding to a disturbance call at the detention center, shot in the neck.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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“Dislocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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