dislocation

Everyday

1. An injury where a bone is pushed out of its normal place at a joint. tree →
2. A serious disturbance where things or people are moved from where they should be, like families forced from home or businesses disrupted. tree →

In the lessons

In health and first aid, a dislocation is treated at hospital; in history, geography and economics, war, floods or factories closing cause dislocation of people and work; phrases: «a shoulder dislocation», «social dislocation».

Examples

• The X-ray showed a dislocation of the shoulder. tree →
• A dislocation needs a doctor to put it back. tree →
• Floods caused great dislocation in the town. tree →
• The war brought dislocation to millions of people. tree →
• The hip dislocation took months to heal. tree →
• Gymnasts warm up to avoid a dislocation. tree →
• The strike caused dislocation to train services. tree →

Note

Countable for injuries (two dislocations); uncountable for the general disturbance. Verb: dislocate.