Meaning of displacement

Definition of displacement

(noun) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
the act of uniform movement
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
to move something from its natural environment
act of removing from office or employment

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