1. (制度、进程、生活方式等的)混乱,紊乱
Dislocation is a situation in which something such as a system, process, or way of life is greatly disturbed or prevented from continuing as normal.
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
e.g. the social dislocations resulting from government policies
his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Synonym: breakdown
2. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Synonym: disruption
3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)