displace
gb/dɪsplˈeɪs/ us/dɪsplˈeɪs/
B2
Engleză
~ 5800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
action
1
force people from homes or land
To make people or animals leave their home or normal place to live, usually because something bad or powerful happens there.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [someone] from [a place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "displace" when people move by choice, but this verb usually suggests they are forced to move by outside events like war, disaster, or big building projects. For voluntary moves, "move" or "relocate" is more natural.
Sinonime
uproot (Often emphasizes emotional pain and loss of connection to home, not only the physical move.)
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drive out (More informal and dramatic, suggesting strong force or violence.)
Antonime
resettle (Focuses on helping people find a new stable home, the constructive opposite of forcing them out.)
Colocații
displace thousands of people
|displace residents
|displace communities
|displace wildlife
|people displaced by war
|families displaced by flooding
Teme
society
|politics
|environment
|law
|travel
Exemple
- The civil war has displaced more than a million people from rural areas.
- Rising sea levels could displace entire coastal communities within decades.
- Construction of the new dam will displace hundreds of families living along the riverbank.
- The forest fire displaced much of the local wildlife, which moved closer to nearby towns.
- Many of those displaced by the earthquake are still living in temporary shelters.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The flood displaced many families in the town.
- Fighting in the area displaced thousands of people from their homes.
- The new road project will displace some residents who live near the river.
- Wild animals were displaced when the trees were cut down.
- Most of the people displaced by the storm lost all their things.
Verb
C1
action
2
take the place of something
To replace something and take its place, usually because the new thing works better or is more popular.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [something] as [role]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "displace" with "replace" in all situations. "Replace" is more common in everyday speech. "Displace" is often used when something new pushes something else out of its usual position, market, or role, especially in business, economics, and technology writing.
Sinonime
replace (The most common and general word; does not always carry the sense of competition that "displace" can have.)
|
supplant (More formal; strongly suggests that something new becomes dominant instead of the old thing.)
Antonime
retain (Means to keep something in its place or role instead of allowing it to be pushed out by something new.)
Colocații
displace workers
|displace traditional methods
|displace existing technology
|displace local businesses
|displace older models
|displace demand
Teme
business
|technology
|society
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Streaming services are rapidly displacing traditional television in many households.
- Cheaper imported goods have displaced many small local manufacturers.
- Email and messaging apps have largely displaced handwritten letters in everyday communication.
- Renewable energy is expected to displace coal as the world's main source of electricity.
- Online learning will not completely displace classroom teaching, but it will become a major part of education.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- New machines may displace many factory workers.
- Smartphones have displaced many small cameras.
- Online shopping is starting to displace visits to the mall.
- In some cities, bicycles are displacing cars for short trips.
- Digital payments are slowly displacing cash in daily life.
Verb
B2
action
3
move something from its position
To move something away from where it normally is, often by pushing or hitting it.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [something] from [its position]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often choose more basic verbs like "move" or "push" instead of "displace". That is fine in everyday speech; "displace" is used more when the original or correct position matters, such as in science, medicine, or careful descriptions.
Sinonime
shift (Suggests a smaller or smoother movement; "displace" can imply a more forceful or incorrect movement.)
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knock out of place (More informal and clearly shows that something is moved from its correct position.)
Antonime
stabilize (Means to make something stay securely in its correct position, preventing it from being moved.)
Colocații
displace the joint
|displace the bone
|displace the marker
|displace the object
|displace the center of gravity
|displace the lens
Teme
science
|daily life
|mechanics
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The impact of the collision displaced several bricks in the wall.
- Even a small earthquake can displace heavy furniture if it is not secured.
- A sudden movement could displace the delicate sensor from its exact position.
- The surgeon had to reset the bone that was displaced during the accident.
- If you displace the camera even slightly, the image will go out of focus.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The strong wind displaced the chairs on the balcony.
- The hit was so hard that it displaced his shoulder joint.
- Please do not displace the markers on the map.
- The heavy box displaced the books that were on the shelf.
- A small push displaced the glass from the edge of the table.
Verb
technical
C1
action
4
push aside and replace fluid
To push water, air, or another liquid or gas away and take the space where it was before.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [a volume] of [liquid or gas]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that in science texts "displace" has a very specific idea of how much liquid or gas is moved. It often goes with numbers and units, like "displace 2 liters of water."
Sinonime
expel (Focuses more on driving a substance out, while "displace" focuses on taking its place and the amount moved.)
Antonime
absorb (Describes taking liquid or gas in, rather than pushing it away and replacing it.)
Colocații
displace water
|displace air
|displace a volume of liquid
|displace oil
|displace a given mass
|displace a certain amount of fluid
Teme
science
|physics
|engineering
|technology
Exemple
- When the object is submerged, it displaces an amount of water equal to its own volume.
- The piston moves down and displaces the air in the cylinder.
- Large ships can displace tens of thousands of tons of seawater.
- As the balloon inflates, it displaces more air and begins to rise.
- Oil spilled on the surface of the sea can displace oxygen in the water below.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- When you get into the bath, your body displaces water.
- The rock displaces water when it is under the surface.
- A big boat displaces a lot of water in the river.
- The gas from the leak can displace the air in the room.
- As the ball goes into the water, it displaces some water from the bowl.
Verb
formal
C1
action
5
remove someone from their position
To take someone out of their job or position, usually because another person or group takes their place.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [someone] as [position]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use only "fire" or "remove" for job or power situations. "Displace" is more formal and often suggests that someone else takes the place, not just that the person loses their job.
Sinonime
oust (Common in political and business contexts and strongly suggests removing someone from power or office.)
Antonime
retain (Means to keep someone in their job or position instead of removing them.)
Colocații
displace a leader
|displace the incumbent
|displace a rival
|displace a ruling party
|displace a long-time manager
|displace him from power
Teme
politics
|business
|law
|work
Exemple
- A younger, more dynamic leader eventually displaced him as party chairman.
- The new political movement has displaced the traditional ruling party in several regions.
- Shareholders voted to displace the CEO after a series of scandals.
- She was displaced from her role on the board by a more experienced candidate.
- Populist parties are beginning to displace established centrist groups in many countries.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- A new manager displaced the old one.
- The new party displaced the government that was in power for years.
- He was displaced as team leader by a younger worker.
- The popular singer displaced the old star at the top of the chart.
- Many thought the new coach would displace him from his job.
Verb
technical
C2
action
6
redirect feelings to another target
To take a feeling that is really about one person or thing and show it toward another person or thing instead.
Tipar de utilizare:
to displace [emotion] onto [someone or something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not recognize this as a special psychological use. Outside psychology, people usually say "take it out on someone" for the everyday idea of displacing anger.
Sinonime
redirect (General word for changing the direction of something; in psychology, "displace" has a more specific technical meaning related to defense mechanisms.)
Antonime
confront (Means to face the real source of a feeling directly, instead of sending the feeling toward something else.)
Colocații
displace anger onto
|displace aggression onto
|displace frustration onto others
|displace anxiety
|displace hostility
Teme
psychology
|emotions
|health
Exemple
- He often displaces his anger onto colleagues instead of addressing the real problem at home.
- Therapists helped her recognize how she was displacing her fear onto seemingly minor issues.
- In this defense mechanism, a person displaces unacceptable impulses onto a safer target.
- The study found that stressed employees tended to displace their frustration onto customers.
- Children may displace feelings of jealousy onto siblings by fighting over small things.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He was angry at his boss but displaced his anger onto his family.
- She displaces her fear onto small problems at work.
- In therapy, he learned that he often displaces his sadness onto other people as anger.
- The boy displaced his anger about school onto his little brother.
- The teacher said the child was displacing his stress onto other students.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
displace
IPA
GB/dɪsplˈeɪs/
US/dɪsplˈeɪs/
Silabe și accent
dis - place (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (place)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: displace
- 3rd Person Singular: displaces
- Present Participle: displacing
- Past: displaced
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
displaces
verb
displacing
verb
displaced
verb
Core family
displacement
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
replace
verb A2
replacement
noun A2
Expresii
displaced anger
1/dɪsplˈeɪst ˈæŋɡɚ/
fixed phrase
anger shown at wrong target
Anger that is really about one person or thing but is shown toward another person or thing instead.
Exemple
- His sharp comments toward his team were clearly displaced anger about his own mistakes.
- The counselor helped her see that her reactions to her friends were often displaced anger from family problems.
displaced by war
1/dɪsplˈeɪst bˈaɪ wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
forced from home by war
Having to leave your home because there is fighting or war where you live.
Exemple
- Millions of people have been displaced by war in the region.
- Families displaced by war often spend years living in temporary camps.
displaced fracture
1/dɪsplˈeɪst fɹˈækt͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
broken bone out of alignment
A broken bone where the parts of the bone have moved out of their normal line and do not match up correctly.
Exemple
- The X-ray showed a displaced fracture of the wrist that required surgery.
- Unlike a simple break, a displaced fracture usually needs to be set by a specialist.
displaced person
1/dɪsplˈeɪst pˈɚsən/
fixed phrase
person forced to leave home
A person who had to leave their home because of war, danger, or disaster and cannot safely live there now.
Exemple
- The camp was set up to provide food and shelter for displaced persons.
- Many displaced persons hope to return home when the conflict ends.
displaced population
1/dɪsplˈeɪst pˌɑpjəlˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
group of people forced from homes
A large group of people who have had to leave their homes because of war, disaster, or other danger.
Exemple
- The displaced population now depends heavily on international aid.
- Health services for the displaced population are extremely limited.
displaced worker
1/dɪsplˈeɪst wˈɚkɚ/
fixed phrase
worker who lost job to change
A person who lost their job because the job was removed or replaced, often by technology, cheaper labor, or company changes.
Exemple
- The government is offering training programs for displaced workers from the factory closures.
- Many displaced workers are struggling to find new employment in their region.
internally displaced person
1/ɪntˈɚnəli dɪsplˈeɪst pˈɚsən/
fixed phrase
technical
person displaced within own country
A person who had to leave their home because of war, disaster, or danger but has not left their country.
Exemple
- Most of the crisis victims are internally displaced persons, not refugees.
- Aid agencies are struggling to reach internally displaced persons in rural areas.