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displaced

[ dis-pleyst ]

adjective

  1. lacking a home, country, etc.
  2. moved or put out of the usual or proper place.


noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. Usually the displaced. persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources:

    After the earthquake, the displaced were temporarily housed in armories.

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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·徱· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of displaced1

First recorded in 1565–75; displace + -ed 2
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Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.

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Almost half of the school’s population lost homes, and many more would be displaced, including more than three-quarters of the cast of “Shrek the Musical Jr.”

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That ethos was on full display during the January L.A. wildfires, when members helped care for hundreds of displaced horses and became trained for future emergencies.

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Armiger added there was no definitive times for the displaced residents to return home due to the ongoing investigation and need to make buildings safe.

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Her thoughts turn to looking after her own children, who have been displaced with her nine times in the past year and a half.

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