Displacement meaning

What does “displacement” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“displacement” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics.

displacement

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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University