displacement

displacement.

1. Removal from a proper place or position (displacement of a file) (displacement of an officer).

2. A replacement; a substitution ( displacement of the lawyer with another).

3. A forced removal of a person from the person’s home or country, esp. because of war (displacement of refugees).

4. A shifting of emotional emphasis from one thing to another, esp. to avoid unpleasant or unacceptable thoughts or tendencies (emotional displacement).

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