dislocate
verb (used with object)
to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace.
is dislocating
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present progressiveof dislocate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Inevitably . . . this enormous program is dislocating industry, agriculture and finance.
From Time Magazine Archive
High priests in journalism and culture are fond of fussing that the Internet is dislocating, isolating, dangerous.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
There's no immediate despair," said Finlay, "but it is dislocating.
From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
When you come to think of this a little it is dislocating to many of your conventions.
From Red Men and White by Remington, Frederic
Besides, crawling on your stomach is dislocating even to the most neatly secured attire.
From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John
