dislocate
dislocate
Definition
dis·lo·cate (dis′lō kāt′)
dislocate
Synonyms
dislocate
v.
To displace
disorder, disrupt, upset, disturb; see confuse, disorganize.To disconnect
disjoint, disunite, disengage, put out of joint; see break 1, divide 1, separate 2.
dislocate
Usage Examples
Object
- shoulder: He has never had a fatality among the men under his care the worst case has been a dislocated shoulder.
- ankle: As opposed to dislocated ankle and percent between and a concern says.
- elbow: A lapse of concentration on the problem at hand ended with an awkward backward fall that dislocated an elbow.
- jaw: For example a dislocated jaw is regarded a being a level 5 case with a standard amount awarded of £ 2,000.
- thumb: Brian Welham suffered the dislocated thumb, but pluckily kept going, even tho he finished near the back of the fleet.
- hip: Catching in this way leads to dislocated hips in some meat chickens.
Adjective complement
- joint: The body in such a case will not be benefited by forcing the dislocated joint into action.
Modifying Another Word
- partially: Two weeks out, Michelle partially dislocated her shoulder goofing around, boxing with a friend.
- badly: Well fun apart from Phil who just tried not to look to morose having badly dislocated his shoulder last week.
- nearly: He shook my hand, nearly dislocated my shoulder.
- completely: The lens may just be tilted slightly as opposed to completely dislocated.
- easily: The AC joint lacks stability however and can be easily dislocated.
- increasingly: It is also envisaged as a comment on a contemporary world that seem increasingly dislocated from anything real.
Preposition: from
- reality: We are dislocated from a particular reality due to a constant prescription of life style and personality through media and entertainment control.
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