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• past tense form of displace.
• past participle 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

The obelisk was displaced to Paris, certainly, and the Rosetta Stone, also hitherto neglected in situ, went to Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

And 4 million people were pushed out of their homes and internally displaced.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

At least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week, according to the United Nations.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

A tsunami begins when a large volume of water is suddenly displaced, often by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

She hides in a ruined laboratory at Ateneo de Manila University with others who have been displaced.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly