displacement
noun
the act of displacing.
displacements
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pluralof displacement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This may not prove true for the displacements AI is beginning to trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
This financialization of property led to a wave of speculation, evictions and displacements citywide as developers and landlords began to realize they could get more profit from their holdings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Some use donkey carts to haul what possessions have survived after their multiple displacements.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Many of these issues are destined to continue or even get worse, because climate events, food insecurity and displacements are likely to drive more conflict.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
Even for Barnard’s Star, the investigation must be painstaking, a search for microscopic displacements of position on photographic plates exposed at the telescope over a period of decades.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
