dis·lo·cate 
/ˈdɪsloʊˌkeɪt/ verb
dis·lo·cates; dis·lo·cat·ed; dis·lo·cat·ing /ˈdɪsloʊˌkeɪt/ verb [+ obj] 1 medical : to move (a bone) out of its normal location or position in a joint
▪ She fell and dislocated her shoulder. 2 chiefly US, formal : to force (someone or something) to move from a place or position
▪ The new hotel will dislocate several businesses. ▪ Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis. 3 formal : to cause (a business, system, etc.) to change in some major way : to stop (something) from functioning as it used to function
▪ economies dislocated [=disrupted] by war
▪ She fell and dislocated her shoulder.
▪ The new hotel will dislocate several businesses. ▪ Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
▪ economies dislocated [=disrupted] by war
— dislocated adjective
▪ a dislocated shoulder/finger/hip/wrist ▪ (US) thousands of dislocated workers
▪ a dislocated shoulder/finger/hip/wrist ▪ (US) thousands of dislocated workers
— dis·lo·ca·tion /ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural dis·lo·ca·tions
[count] ▪ patients with fractures and dislocations ▪ the dislocations of war [noncount] ▪ The brace will prevent recurring hip dislocation. ▪ social and economic dislocation
/ˌdɪsloʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural dis·lo·ca·tions [count] ▪ patients with fractures and dislocations ▪ the dislocations of war [noncount] ▪ The brace will prevent recurring hip dislocation. ▪ social and economic dislocation
