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

"Nobody knows what's happening," resident Hassan Jalwan told AFP, adding that "displaced people have been sleeping in the open" in the area.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Lacking options, many displaced people therefore have to find relatives who can host them or pay exorbitant rents to landlords, explained Fadi Al-Halabi, executive director in Lebanon of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Millions of people have been displaced from their homes in Iran and Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

More than a million people have also been displaced, worsening an existing humanitarian crisis in the country.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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