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

displaced

American  

[dis-playst] / 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

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Etymology

Origin of displaced

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

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Example Sentences

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displaced

The disaster killed nearly 200 people, displaced half a million and caused widespread destruction.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The UN says another 201,000 people have been displaced and that there has been an alarming surge in suspected cholera cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The expansion came at an enormous cost to Native Americans, who were displaced and deprived of their sovereignty, and to Mexicans, whose country lost half its territory.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

The UN said on Wednesday more than 200,000 people have been displaced by the escalation.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Those African herders thereby achieved a huge advantage over African hunter-gatherers and quickly displaced them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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