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Definition displacement in American English

displacement noun

noun
/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
1

the process of forcing something out of its position or space

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2

a situation in which a person is forced to leave their region or country and go and live somewhere else

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3

the amount of water that a ship displaces

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Definition displacement in American English