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displaced

UK
/dɪsˈpleɪst/
US
/dɪsˈpleɪst/

Translations

displacedadjective
more displaced
Comp.
most displaced
Super.
UK
/dɪsˈpleɪst/
US
/dɪsˈpleɪst/
déplacéSe dit d’une personne contrainte de quitter son foyer.
The displaced families sought refuge in neighboring countries after the conflict escalated.
Les familles déplacées ont cherché refuge dans les pays voisins après l’escalade du conflit.
Additional translations
déplacéAu sens de « mis hors de sa place habituelle ».
Synonyms
removed
dislocated
unsettled
dislodged
out of place
shifted
Antonyms
placed
situated
displacednoun
displaced
pl
UK
/dɪsˈpleɪst/
US
/dɪsˈpleɪst/
Used with the definite article to mean "people who have been forced from their homes"; plural-only.
déplacésNom substantivé au pluriel, pour désigner les personnes forcées de quitter leur foyer.
International aid arrived to help the displaced after the hurricane.
L’aide internationale est arrivée pour aider les déplacés après l’ouragan.
Synonyms
displaced person
refugee
evacuee
internally displaced person
IDP
exile
homeless person
migrant
forced migrant
dislocated person
displaceverb

displaced

Past Simple

displaced
Past Simple
displaced
Past Participle
displacing
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
US
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
déplacerSens courant, pour faire changer quelque chose de place.
The earthquake displaced several stones in the old wall.
Le tremblement de terre a déplacé plusieurs pierres dans le vieux mur.
remplacerQuand une chose prend la place d’une autre.
The new technology is expected to displace older methods of communication.
On s’attend à ce que la nouvelle technologie remplace les anciennes méthodes de communication.
déplacerSe dit des personnes forcées de quitter leur domicile, notamment en contexte de guerre, de persécution ou de catastrophe.
The conflict in the region has displaced thousands of people.
Le conflit dans la région a déplacé des milliers de personnes.
Additional translations
déplacerPhysique : repousser un volume de liquide et prendre sa place.
Synonyms
remove
shift
transfer
dislocate
supplant
replace
oust
evict
Antonyms
place
settle
install

Definitions

displacedadjective
Forced to leave one's home, typically due to war, persecution, or natural disaster.
The displaced families sought refuge in neighboring countries after the conflict escalated.
Removed from a usual or proper place or position.
The displaced workers struggled to find new employment after the factory closed.
displacednoun
People who have been forced to leave their homes because of war, persecution, or disaster (used with the).
International aid arrived to help the displaced after the hurricane.
displaceverb
To move something from its usual or proper position.
The earthquake displaced several stones in the old wall.
To take the place of something or someone; to supplant.
The new technology is expected to displace older methods of communication.
To force someone to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster.
The conflict in the region has displaced thousands of people.
To push aside or remove a volume of liquid, taking its place (physics).
When the ship was launched, it displaced a huge volume of seawater.
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