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Definition displacement in British English

displacement noun

[uncountable] noun
/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
1

the process of taking the place of someone or something

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replacement substitution change
2

the process of forcing something out of its position or space

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removal disposal extraction
3

the amount of water that an object pushes out of the way when it is placed in water

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absorbance air resistance amplitude
4

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

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immigration asylum exile
Definition displacement in British English