displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
the act of uniform movement
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
to move something from its natural environment
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
Synonyms: displacement reaction,
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
act of removing from office or employment
displacement
noun(dis-place-ment)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one