displaced
UK: dɪsˈpleɪst | US: dɪsˈpleɪst
adj. forced to leave one's home or usual environment, especially due to conflict or disaster
vt. (past tense of displace) 1. to forcibly move someone or something from its original position
- to take over the role or position of something/someone else
The word displace originates from Old French desplacer (to remove), combining the Latin prefix dis- (indicating reversal or separation) and place (from Latin platea, meaning "open space" or "broad street"). Over time, displace evolved to describe physical removal (e.g., people or objects) and metaphorical replacement (e.g., roles or ideas). The -ed suffix marks it as a past action or state.
Thousands were displaced by the flood.
The new technology displaced traditional methods.
Refugees often feel displaced in unfamiliar countries.
The actor was displaced by a younger star.
Glaciers displaced rocks during the Ice Age.