displacement
Definitions
Noun
- Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- An event in which something is displaced without rotation
- The act of uniform movement
- (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- To move something from its natural environment
- Act of removing from office or employment
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "displacement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | displacement | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | displacements | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "displacement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | development | 4 | 334 |
| 2 | disagreement | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | disarmament | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | discouragement | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | disobedient | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | diminishment | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | disgorgement | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "displacement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | replacement | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | supplement | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | placement | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | disagreement | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | implements | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | implement | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | displace | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | displaced | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | replacements | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | advisement | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | discernment | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | displaces | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | displacing | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | displacements | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | placements | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | emplacement | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | outplacement | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | emplacements | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | disbarment | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | diclemente | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "displacement" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "displacement" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "displacement" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "displacement".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Mar 17, 2026 Reuters
Mar 19, 2026 Toronto Star

