dislocation

英 [ˌdɪsləˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃn]

n.  (制度、进程、生活方式等的)混乱，紊乱

复数：dislocations　

化学

BNC.14431 / COCA.13375

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (制度、进程、生活方式等的)混乱，紊乱
  Dislocationis a situation in which something such as a system, process, or way of life is greatly disturbed or prevented from continuing as normal.
  1. Millions of refugees have suffered a total dislocation of their lives.
     无数的难民饱受生活颠沛流离之苦。

英英释义

noun

• the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
  1. the social dislocations resulting from government policies
  2. his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
  Synonym:breakdown
• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
  Synonym:disruption
• a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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