dislocation meaning and definition

DISLOCATION noun

Definition of dislocation (noun)

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