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