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English noun: displacement | |||
| 1. | displacement (act) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | ||
| Synonyms | supplanting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | replacement, replacing | ||
| 2. | displacement (event) an event in which something is displaced without rotation | ||
| Synonyms | shift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | translation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplitude, luxation | ||
| 3. | displacement (act) the act of uniform movement | ||
| Synonyms | translation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| 4. | displacement (process) (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound | ||
| Synonyms | displacement reaction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical reaction, reaction | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 5. | displacement (process) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | transference | ||
| Domain category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
| 6. | displacement (act) to move something from its natural environment | ||
| Synonyms | deracination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | movement | ||
| 7. | displacement (act) act of removing from office or employment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
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