Medical Dictionary
displacement
noun dis·place·ment \-ˈplā-smənt\
Medical Definition of DISPLACEMENT
1
a : the act or process of removing something from its usual or proper place or the state resulting from this : dislocation <the displacement of a knee joint> b : percolation 3
2
: the quantity in which or the degree to which something is displaced
3
a : the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to something that is more acceptable b : sublimation 2 c : the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive—called also displacement activity, displacement behavior
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