dislocated

verb

past tense of dislocate
1
as in relocated
to change the place or position of dislocated his shoulder in the accident

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2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

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Recent Examples of dislocated Thunder star Jalen Williams, the team’s second-leading scorer and best all-around defender during its title run two seasons ago, fractured a fibula and dislocated his left ankle in a gruesome injury Sunday. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026 Joy Behar returned to The View on Tuesday after a month-long absence following an accident that dislocated her shoulder. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback dislocated his right thumb when his throwing hand hit Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman on a desperation pass on fourth down that was intercepted late in the fourth quarter of a 23-16 loss in Week 3. — Rob Maaddi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The Chiefs need wide receiver depth after Tyquan Thornton dislocated his ankle and Rashee Rice injured his hamstring during the team’s eventual 30-27 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Behar dislocated her shoulder last week and wasn’t at the table for six consecutive episodes. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026 This comes a little more than a year after Hill dislocated his knee and tore several ligaments, including his ACL, during a Week 4 matchup against the New York Jets. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Baker Mayfield dislocated his right thumb on a desperation pass late in the fourth quarter. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 After the game, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed Daniels dislocated his elbow and an X-ray showed no fracture. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocated
  1. relocated
  2. disrupted
  3. removed
  4. confused
  5. shifted
  6. disturbed
  7. transferred
  8. shuffled
Verb
  • Its original location on a spit of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the salt pond may have been a bit too ambitious—after suffering damage from the 1938 New England Hurricane, it was relocated across the pond, reopening in 1939.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The codex moved again when the Břevnov monks relocated to Broumov in 1420 at the start of the Hussite Wars.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocated
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  • In the second, the expiry was flagged on Friday, someone caught it and the issue never disrupted employees.
    — Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Unusually wet conditions disrupted Brazil's sugarcane harvest, while drought and other weather extremes affected production in other major growing regions.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of disrupted
Verb
  • If he is removed from office, Vice President Pedro Alliana would be sworn in.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Multiple independent sources tell CBS California Investigates that the two consultants at the center of our reporting have been removed from the project and are no longer billing under the KPMG contract.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • The possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe should not be confused with evidence that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth, Kirkpatrick said.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Saturday’s opener started with a couple taking an amusement park ride, only to be confused by Pumpkins’ appearance in what was supposed to be a scary attraction.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of confused
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  • Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The risk shifted to Utah's southeast, where streams ran fast and high.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • Caruso is particularly disturbed about her intent to fire LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • An officer responded to PSA, and police said about two pallets of cards were stolen from the truck and a third was disturbed.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbed
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  • Instead, the case begins in juvenile court, where a judge must decide whether the minor can be transferred.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The coil was transferred from the facility to a transport frame on October 30.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of transferred
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  • Findings of no effect tend to either be shuffled off to low-profile journals or left behind as unpublished lab lore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It’s been more than a year since Ozzy Osbourne shuffled off this mortal coil.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffled

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“Dislocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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