displacement

noun

1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

   noun.act

   Synonyms supplanting

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   noun.event

   Synonyms shift

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the act of uniform movement

   noun.act

   Synonyms translation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.process

   Synonyms displacement reaction

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.process

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. to move something from its natural environment

   noun.act

   Synonyms deracination

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. act of removing from office or employment

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

   noun

   Source: webster1913