dislocation
/dɪˈsləʊˈkeɪʃən/dih-SLOH-KAY-shuhn
/dɪˈsloʊˈkeɪʃən/dih-SLOH-KAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of dislocating
Common meaning: putting out of place, especially a joint
- disapart, away; not
- loca place, spotLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1074 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘apart, away’ + ‘a place, spot’ → dislocation
Journey through time
- Latinlocus‘a place, spot’
- Englishdislocate‘to put out of its proper place, as a joint’
- Englishformed in English from dislocatedislocation‘putting out of place, especially a joint’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dislocate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISLOCATE, p.171 · scan
Roots
- locus Latin “a place, spot”
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