displacement meaning and definition

DISPLACEMENT noun

Definition of displacement (noun)

1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
   • synonyms: supplanting
2. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
   • synonyms: shift
3. the act of uniform movement
   • synonyms: translation
4. (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
   • synonyms: displacement reaction
5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
6. to move something from its natural environment
   • synonyms: deracination
7. act of removing from office or employment