DISPLACED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

DISPLACED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of displaced in English displaced adjective uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / dɪˈspleɪst / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / dɪˈspleɪst / Add to word list Add to word list having been forced to leave your home , for example by a war or dangerous event : They distribute food and other aid to displaced civilians . Nearly four months after the hurricane , more than 10,000 families remain displaced. US having been forced to leave your job : The Employment Development Department helps displaced workers find jobs . The transportation company will cease operating and the displaced drivers will have to work for other companies for a lower hourly rate . having been forced out of its usual or original position : The displaced water spilled down the hill and flooded the highway . A car crash left him with two displaced vertebrae in his neck . See displace The civil war left more than 250,000 people dead and another half million displaced. We aim to raise awareness about the millions of refugee and displaced children around the world . What do they do with the thousands of tons of displaced rock and earth from the tunnel ? Tissue in the joint may become displaced, pinched or trapped , causing pain . Huge displaced chunks of river ice destroyed the village . He was limping because of a displaced tendon . Homelessness bag lady be of/have no fixed abode/address idiom couch surf couchsurfing derelict doss dumping ground homelessness hostel housing benefit mendicancy mendicant sofa-surf sofa-surfing soup kitchen street street child vagrancy waif waifs and strays idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Runaways and refugees Unemployment Emitting and ejecting (Definition of displaced from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of displaced ? Translations of displaced in Chinese (Traditional) 背井離鄉的，流離失所的, 失業的，下崗的, 移位的，錯位的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 背井离乡的，流离失所的, 失业的，下岗的, 移位的，错位的… See more in Spanish displazado, desempleado, desplazado… See more in Portuguese desalojado/-da [masculine-feminine]… See more in French in Norwegian déplacé/-ée… See more fordreven… See more Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Translator tool Browse dispiritedness dispiriting dispiritingly displace displaced displaced employee displaced person displaced worker displacement More meanings of displaced displace displaced person displaced worker displaced employee displaced employee , at displaced worker See all meanings Word of the Day bae UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ someone you love; a boyfriend or girlfriend About this Blog Champing at the bit (Horse-related idioms) May 06, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (UK) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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