dislocation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (noun.act)
2. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | break, interruption, |
| definition | : | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event) |
3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | abarticulation, |
| definition | : | dislocation of a joint (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | diastasis, |
| definition | : | separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | spondylolisthesis, |
| definition | : | a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves (noun.state) |
4. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break down, crush, |
| definition | : | make ineffective (verb.competition) |
5. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity (noun.event)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
6. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
7. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break down, crush, |
| definition | : | make ineffective (verb.competition) |
8. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity (noun.event)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
9. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | dislocate, |
| definition | : | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change) |
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