dislocated
Collocations
5ADJ.
afraid, fundamental, hard, kind, right, wet
VERB + DISLOCATED
becomes
DISLOCATED + NOUN
ankle, collarbone, jaw, knee, reality, scapula, shoulder, tidiness
PREP.
from
ADV.
nearly
Definitions
adj
Out of place; in a place other than is usual.
At this point, other ships in the U.S. formation began to spot the incoming Japanese column. Duncan, one of the racing trio of destroyers, and Boise independently spotted the contacts, and both Boise and Helena now reported their sightings to Scott, a few minutes later. But with San Francisco still not seeing anything, and Scott confirming that the three dislocated destroyers were coming up fast past the column to starboard, he convinced himself that the contacts that were being spotted were actually these three escort ships, and, thus, he discarded the reports.
Disconnected.
Every day the stock market is pushed higher by the Fed, it becomes more dislocated from reality. The homebuilder stocks are more dislocated from fundamental reality now than they were at the peak of the bubble.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — separated at the joint
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6At this point, other ships in the U.S. formation began to spot the incoming Japanese column. Duncan, one of the racing trio of destroyers, and Boise independently spotted the contacts, and both Boise
WiktionaryEvery day the stock market is pushed higher by the Fed, it becomes more dislocated from reality. The homebuilder stocks are more dislocated from fundamental reality now than they were at the peak of t
WiktionaryI'm afraid I dislocated my right arm.
Tatoeba · #27049The country's economy was dislocated by the war.
Tatoeba · #47906I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
Tatoeba · #268196He dislocated his collarbone while playing.
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