Dislocate | Mean of dislocate in English Dictionary
/ˈdɪsloʊˌkeɪt/
- Verb
- to move (a bone) out of its normal location or position in a joint
- She fell and dislocated her shoulder.
- to force (someone or something) to move from a place or position
- The new hotel will dislocate several businesses.
- Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
- to cause (a business, system, etc.) to change in some major way
- economies dislocated [=disrupted] by war
