Synonyms of DISPLACEMENTS

noun

1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

   • SUPPLANTING16
   • DISPLACEMENT19

2. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   • SHIFT11
   • DISPLACEMENT19

3. the act of uniform movement

   • TRANSLATION11
   • DISPLACEMENT19

4. (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

   • DISPLACEMENT19

   Also: displacement reaction.

5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

   • DISPLACEMENT19

6. to move something from its natural environment

   • DISPLACEMENT19
   • DERACINATION15

7. act of removing from office or employment

   • DISPLACEMENT19