dɪsˈpleɪsmənt n. 1 a
the act or an
instance of displacing; the process of
being displaced. b an instance of
this. 2
Physics the
amount of a
fluid displaced by a
solid floating or immersed in it (a
ship with a displacement of 11,000 tons). 3 Psychol. a the substitution of
one idea or
impulse for another. b the
unconscious transfer of
strong unacceptable emotions
from one
object to another. 4 the amount by
which a
thing is shifted from
its place.