as in disruption
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman
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Recent Examples of dislocation
Drake’s music spoke to a particular kind of dislocation that resonated more deeply as modern life grew louder and faster.
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
At Yankee Stadium, center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, no longer shelved by last season’s shoulder dislocation, hit two home runs to power the Giants’ comeback victory.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The series is less a procedural crime drama than a social portrait diving headfirst into the simmering cultural anxiety around boys and young men in the age of incels, male dislocation, and toxic podcasts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The dislocations and displacements — dramaturgical, visual, musical, acoustical — add up.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
At Yankee Stadium, center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, no longer shelved by last season’s shoulder dislocation, hit two home runs to power the Giants’ comeback victory.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The series is less a procedural crime drama than a social portrait diving headfirst into the simmering cultural anxiety around boys and young men in the age of incels, male dislocation, and toxic podcasts.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The dislocations and displacements — dramaturgical, visual, musical, acoustical — add up.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocation
Noun
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Food system instability exposes markets to cascading shocks: inflation, trade disruption, insurance losses and sovereign credit stress.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Flash flood warnings and watches stretched from Virginia through Pennsylvania, as communities contended with fast-rising waters and significant travel disruption.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Police standoff after murders Lenexa police responded around 8:30 p.m. to the Donovan family home in the 7900 block of Hallet Street for a reported armed disturbance.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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The tropical disturbance the National Hurricane Center is currently eyeing is hundreds of miles away from the Caribbean, in a stretch of ocean hurricane scientists call the main development region.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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“Dislocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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