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• past participle of displace.
• past tense form 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

Astronomers may soon be able to answer that question by finding more displaced black holes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

"The fire is further south," he told reporters at a shelter for people displaced by the wildfires.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

One person is dead and 60 others have been displaced following a fire at a Baldwin Park townhouse community, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Medha Patkar, a prominent social activist, has repeatedly undertaken prolonged hunger strikes to demand fair compensation and rehabilitation for people displaced by big dam projects.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Each day, he reported to the displaced persons’ camp to get food rations, army-surplus clothes, or other supplies, and to search the lists.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren