dislocation

dislocation
[ˌdɪslə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state
    混乱，扰乱
    social dislocation and uncertainty do not necessarily make people turn to God.
    社会混乱和不安定未必会使大家去信上帝。
    [count noun]massive dislocations accompany the rise of a new political force.
    随着一股新的政治力量的兴起出现了大规模的混乱。
    ■injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed
    关节的错位；身体的失调
    congenital dislocation of the hip.
    先天性髋部错位。
    [count noun]dealing with fractures and dislocations.
    治疗骨折和脱臼。
    ■[count noun](Crystallography)a displacement of part of a crystal lattice structure
    (晶体)位错
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin dislocatio(n-), from the verb dislocare (see dislocate), based on Latin locare 'to place'
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