displacement
//dɪsˈpleɪsmənt//
Noun
The act of moving something or someone from its original position or place.
The displacement of furniture made the room look completely different.
The forced removal of people from their homes, typically due to war, natural disaster, or persecution.
The war caused the displacement of millions of refugees.
In physics, the distance and direction of an object's change in position from its starting point.
The displacement of the ball was 5 meters to the east.
The volume of water or other fluid pushed aside by a floating object, especially a ship.
The ship has a displacement of 50,000 tons.
In psychology, a defense mechanism where emotions are redirected from their original target to a substitute.
The therapist explained that his anger toward his coworker was actually displacement of frustration with his father.