displaced

American  

[dis-pleyst] / dɪsˈpleɪst /

adjective

1. lacking a home, country, etc.

2. moved or put out of the usual or proper place.

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the displaced persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources.

   After the earthquake, the displaced were temporarily housed in armories.

Other Word Forms

• undisplaced adjective

Etymology

Origin of displaced

First recorded in 1565–75; displace + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The building bonanza is likely to boost GDP, analysts say, but some caution that it comes with risks, while residents displaced in the name of progress complain of being left behind.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

So far, more than 1,300 people have been killed in Lebanon, with more than 1 million people displaced, the Lebanese government says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Compared with workers who lost jobs in more stable occupations, Goldman’s researchers said that displaced workers in jobs hit by technological shifts—such as telephone operators and typists—suffered both short- and long-term economic impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The number of those displaced by the war is approaching four million.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

One day while walking on a street in the displaced persons’ camp, he thought he recognized a woman’s voice.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren