Scrabble?! DISPLACEMENT

Definitions of DISPLACEMENT in various dictionaries:

noun - act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

noun - an event in which something is displaced without rotation

noun - the act of uniform movement

noun - (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

noun - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

noun - to move something from its natural environment

noun - act of removing from office or employment

The act of displacing.

The condition of having been displaced.

A reaction in which an atom, a radical, or a molecule replaces another in a compound.

Physics.

The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.

Geology.

The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

The distance between the two sides of a fault.

A defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.