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displaced

[dis-pleyst]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lacking a home, country, etc.
moved or put out of the usual or proper place.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

Usually the displaced persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources.
After the earthquake, the displaced were temporarily housed in armories.

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Other Word Forms

undisplaced adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of displaced¹

First recorded in 1565–75; displace + -ed ²

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His administration's cuts to UN aid agencies, and his dismantling of the American aid agency USAID, have also deepened the suffering of displaced and marginalised people in many regions and exacerbates tensions.

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"He is culturally displaced and alienated," she said.

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In George C. Wolfe’s revival, the character is a Black woman struggling not just with her frustrated dreams of stardom displaced onto her children but with the injustice of history itself.

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According to a Treasury memo seen by the BBC, initial estimates suggested that 54,000 pupils would be displaced, with most moving to state schools within the first two years.

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On June 12, the state is launching the CalAssist Mortgage Fund, which provides grants to displaced homeowners whose homes are unlivable as a result of a disaster.

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displace displaced homemaker

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