Definition & Meaning of "displacement"

the act of uniform movement

an event in which something is displaced without rotation

act of removing from office or employment

to move something from its natural environment

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

expulsion of people from their homes, typically caused by war, persecution, or natural catastrophe