definition of
displacement

[1] #1 displacement n. [supplanting] act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics. wn

[2] #2 displacement n. [shift] an event in which something is displaced without rotation. wn

[3] #3 displacement n. [translation] the act of uniform movement. wn

[4] #4 displacement n. [displacement reaction] (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound. wn

[5] #5 displacement n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one. wn