dislocation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
noun a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

From Middle English, from Old French, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dislocātiō, delocatio.

A great shame held her, a dislocation of mind. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet
What she felt was a shock of surprise, of spiritual dislocation. — The Creators: A Comedy, May Sinclair
Perambulating refutations are ye, of belief itself, and a dislocation of all thought. — Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

disruption

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