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dislocation

noun /dɪsloʊkeɪʃən/ 4 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
Definitions
noun

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

“the social dislocations resulting from government policies”

noun

an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

noun

a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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