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• past participle of displace.
• past tense form of displace.

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

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displaced

No Warner Bros. production will be displaced, Robinson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Zhou's family is among tens of thousands of people in Guangxi displaced from their homes since Typhoon Maysak swept the region over the weekend, causing rivers to swell and dam walls to break.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Virtual marketplaces buried it, the same way audio and visual streaming services displaced the DVD and the compact disc.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Rescue workers wearing life vests searched for missing people in inflatable boats, state media footage showed, while authorities erected emergency shelters to house those displaced.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

“So,” my mom said when I was done with the story, “you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you’re safe.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan