dislocation
/ˌdɪsləʊˈkeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state混乱, 扰乱：
social dislocation and uncertainty do not necessarily make people turn to God
社会混乱和不安定未必会使大家去信上帝
count noun massive dislocations accompany the rise of a new political force.随着一股新的政治力量的兴起出现了大规模的混乱。
1.1
- injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed关节的错位; 身体的失调：
congenital dislocation of the hip
先天性髋部错位
count noun dealing with fractures and dislocations.治疗骨折和脱臼。
1.2
- count noun Crystallography a displacement of part of a crystal lattice structure【晶体】位错。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， or from medieval Latin dislocatio（n-）， from the verb dislocare （see DISLOCATE）， based on Latin locare 'to place'.