dislocation
(noun)
noun
1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Similar word(s): disruption
Definition categories: event, break, interruption
2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
Similar word(s): breakdown
Definition categories: act, disruption, perturbation
3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)