(n) the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue, Syn. breakdown, Example:the social dislocations resulting from government policies; his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London

dislocation

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

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dislocate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dislocated p. pr. & vb. n. Dislocating ] [ LL. dislocatus, p. p. of dislocare; dis- + locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus. ] To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

After some time the strata on all sides of the globe were dislocated. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

And thus the archbishop's see, dislocated or out of joint for a time, was by the hands of his holiness set right again. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dislocate

a. [ LL. dislocatus, p. p. ] Dislocated. Montgomery. [ 1913 Webster ]

dislocated

adj. separated at the joint; -- used especially of limbs; as, a dislocated knee.
Syn. -- disjointed, separated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Dislocation

n. [ Cf. F. dislocation. ] 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced. [ 1913 Webster ]

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