displaced

[dis-pleyst]

adjective

1. lacking a home, country, etc.

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of displaced¹

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

Example Sentences

The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions and pushed nearly 25 million into acute hunger.

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The unrest has displaced around two million in the northeast and spilled into neighbouring countries, prompting a regional military coalition fighting the Islamist groups to end violence.

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The United Nations said on Friday about 180,000 Palestinians had begun returning home from the areas they had been displaced to.

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Under the terms of the deal, aid trucks should also be allowed unrestricted into the Strip to bring desperately needed aid to Gaza's population - many of whom have been repeatedly displaced during the two-year war.

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Around 700,000 people from Gaza City and the north were displaced by the Israeli offensive, which saw intense aerial bombardment and the entry of troops into some neighbourhoods.

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