Synonyms for displacement
dɪsˈpleɪs məntdis·place·ment

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1. supplanting, displacementnoun

   act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, translation, displacement reaction, deracination, shift

2. shift, displacementnoun

   an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   Synonyms:
   work shift, transmutation, fault, supplanting, slip, deracination, duty period, shifting, chemise, geological fault, faulting, switch, break, displacement reaction, teddy, switching, transformation, shimmy, shift, sack, translation, shift key, fracture

3. translation, displacementnoun

   the act of uniform movement

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, shift, translation, rendering, deracination, interlingual rendition, transformation, version

4. displacement, displacement reactionnoun

   (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

5. displacementnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

6. displacement, deracinationnoun

   to move something from its natural environment

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, shift, translation, excision, extirpation, deracination

7. displacementnoun

   act of removing from office or employment

   Synonyms:
   supplanting, displacement reaction, translation, deracination, shift

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Reaction
   • Chemistry
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Motion
   • Movement
   • Psychiatry
   • Rejection
   • Replacement
   • Translation

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1. List of paraphrases for "displacement":

   displaced, scroll, travel, displacements, movement, scrolling, shift, desplazamiento, relocation, movements, movage, offset, travelling, shifts, déplacement, displacing, dislocation, moving, posting, move, trip, trips, exodus, homelessness, shifting

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1. Henry Peabody:

   If rates rise, we expect some displacement in the bond market, we'll look at unwinding some of that equity position to find some of the cheaper bond credits out there.

2. Harold Tobin:

   Blanco Fracture zone quakes are strike-slip( lateral motions of the crustal blocks on either side, rather than up-down displacement), so it is very unlikely for them to pose a tsunami threat, even if a bigger quake happened, like a magnitude 7.0 for example.

3. Emmanuel Audenaert:

   During puberty and as a result of changing testosterone hormone balance, the growth plate weakens around the age of 12-13, making it even more sensitive to displacement or deformity, severe muscular training and high loading activities should be restricted until skeletal maturity for any joint and sport.

4. Refugees Filippo Grandi:

   The fact that that flow has stopped does not mean the problem of displacement has ended. It may have ended for some countries that don't have to deal with it anymore, for now.

5. Filippo Grandi:

   We are at a watershed, where success in managing forced displacement globally requires a new and far more comprehensive approach so that countries and communities aren't left dealing with this alone, but there is reason for some hope. Fourteen countries are already pioneering a new blueprint for responding to refugee situations and in a matter of months a new Global Compact on Refugees will be ready for adoption by the United Nations General Assembly.