dislocation
/,dɪsloʊ'keɪʃən/
noun
11 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
“the social dislocations resulting from government policies”
2
An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity.
3
A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column).
WORD FORMS
Related formdislocate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinislocationday
Starts & ends withD … N
Syllablesdis · lo · ca · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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