displacement

Definition

  • noun: the act of displacing something
  • noun: the act or process of 'displacing'
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: doppler effect, administration, agency

Examples

  • The war has caused the 'displacement' of thousands of people.

  • The ship has a very large 'displacement'.

  • soil 'displacement' caused by farming

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But time traveling is just too dangerous. Better that I devote myself to study... ...the other great mystery of the universe: Women. DOC: Marty, Einie, brace yourselves for temporal displacement. Did we make it? Are we back? We're back. Let's put her in the swing. (..)
    1989 Back to the Future Part II