DISPLACEMENTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

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(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

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act of removing from office or employment

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to move something from its natural environment

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the act of uniform movement

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an event in which something is displaced without rotation