displacement

US /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ UK /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ See IPA manual

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noun
the act of moving something from its place or the resulting shift

The flood caused the displacement of thousands of families.

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From displace + -ment; displace is from dis- ('away') + place, ultimately from Latin platea ('broad way, open space'), from Ancient Greek plateia ('broad street').

dis- Latin platea Latin plateîa Ancient Greek

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# displacement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of moving something from its place or the resulting shift

## Examples
- The flood caused the displacement of thousands of families.

## Synonyms
- shift
- movement
- dislocation
- relocation
- transposition
- removal

## Antonyms
- placement
- replacement
- fixity
- emplacement

## Related Forms
- displace
- displaced
- place

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: platea
- Root: plateîa

## Etymology
From displace + -ment; displace is from dis- ('away') + place, ultimately from Latin platea ('broad way, open space'), from Ancient Greek plateia ('broad street').

## AI Etymology
Displacement is from displace + -ment; displace is from dis- ('away') + place, ultimately from Latin platea ('broad way, open space'), from Ancient Greek plateia ('broad street'). The ancestry passes through Latin dis-, Latin platea, and Ancient Greek plateîa. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "the act of moving something from its place or the resulting shift", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include displace, displaced, and place.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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