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    [Verb]  | "dis*place" | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈplās \


    1: to remove from the usual or proper place; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland

    2: to remove from an office, status, or job

    3: to drive out : banish


    Origin: 1549 ;

     Probably from Middle French desplacer, from des- dis- + place place;

    [Verb]  | "displaces" 


    1: to change the place or position of;


      * e.g., " ... the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage "





    2: to force to leave a country;


      * e.g., " ... World War II displaced people all over Europe "



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    3: to take the place of;


      * e.g., " ... inefficient methods displaced by newer ones "



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    [Verb]  | "displace" 


    1: to change the place or position of;


      * e.g., " ... the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage "





    2: to force to leave a country;


      * e.g., " ... World War II displaced people all over Europe "



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    3: to take the place of;


      * e.g., " ... inefficient methods displaced by newer ones "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "Displaced" ]

    1: to project feelings onto an object or person not originally intended, but done so subconsciously, since directly addressing the true source of one's feelings is either too painful or too difficult.

      * e.g.,  ... Mercedes was very angry at Paul for flirting with Kitty. So she displaced her feelings of hostility by befriending Marshall in retribution. 

     [ "displacement" ]

    1: the nett distance travelled

      * e.g.,  ... 5 metres left and 2 metres right returns a distance of 7 metres though a displacement of 3 metres to the left 


     [ "displacement" ]

    2: consists of magnitude and direction

     [ "Displaced" ]

    1: When an employee can not perform a job at hand and his/her supervisor has to displace said employee to another department

      * e.g.,  ... Joe could not get into the processor so he had to be displaced by his supervisor from electro to sanitation worker 

     [ "product displacement" ]

    1: The substitution of trademarked product names with fake or phony product names in order to avoid the payment of licensing or advertising fees. Product displacement is frequently used in the television and movie industries in the 21st Century as a means of representing a certain product without using the exact name to avoid any potential legal costs to the producers of the programs.

      * e.g.,  ... The movie "Lethal Agent" had so much product displacement in it. It looked like one big advertorial. 

     [ "Weight displacency" ]

    1: Something that Christopher Tyson said on a Youtube video, the video was "Car Vs 1000 Nails!" posted on the channel "Beast Reacts" This word is a different way of saying Weight displacement

      * e.g.,  ... Chris says " Oh, i know why. Weight displacency " 

     [ "Chrono Displacement" ]

    1: A genetic disorder in which the person will time-travel either into the past or future uncontrollably, leaving everything that is not a part of the human body.

      * e.g.,  ... Henry is unable to control his chrono displacement disorder, his time-traveling: when he leaves, where he goes, or how long his trip will last. His destinations are tied to his subconscious, as Henry most often travels to places he has visited or will eventually visit. 


     [ "Chrono Displacement" ]

    2: (From The Time Traveler's Wife, excellent novel may I add.)

     [ "Energy displacement" ]

    1: A sudden disappearance of energy from your body, making you feel disconnected from the world. You feel as though all life is outside of you, in a spiritual sense, and from another point of view, you look like in a daze. Can be unpleasant for you and others, because you look sick or disturbed. Resting for a little while can put the energy back in the right place.

      * e.g.,  ... Fred: Hey, what's wrong with Danny? 

     [ "Displaced Anger" ]

    1: Anger is often associated with suspicion and mistrust, and can manifest itself in feelings of hostility, frustration, exasperation and even fury. But what happens when you displace your anger? Anger displacement occurs when you direct your angry thoughts and feelings at someone or something that is safe or convenient, rather than the actual source of your anger.

      * e.g.,  ... --Damn girl, did you hear about all that drama with Tina and Joey? -Ya, I heard that Tina found out Joey's was messin around with that hoe Juicy!! 

     [ "generation displacement" ]

    1: A fancy term for those types of people who wish they were born in different generations than the one they currently live in

      * e.g.,  ... Man, the 2010's suck, I wish I was born in the 80's Ah, looks like your one of those "generation displacement" people 

     [ "Double Displacement" ]

    1: The act of loosing two children

      * e.g.,  ... When two Mexican kids try to cross the border, Donald Trump commits double displacement 

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