displacement

Noun
  1. Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics (synset 100198459)
    is a type of: replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
    same as: supplanting
  2. An event in which something is displaced without rotation (synset 107459268)
    is a type of: translation - a uniform movement without rotation
    subtypes:
    • amplitude - (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
    • luxation - displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
    same as: shift
  3. The act of uniform movement (synset 100331810)
    is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
    same as: translation
  4. (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound (synset 113488427)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
    same as: displacement reaction
  5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one (synset 113488212)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    subtypes: transference - (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
  6. To move something from its natural environment (synset 100316656)
    is a type of: movement - the act of changing the location of something
    same as: deracination
  7. Act of removing from office or employment (synset 100210295)
    is a type of: rejection - the act of rejecting something

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