ಅರ್ಥ : An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : disruption
ಅರ್ಥ : The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The social dislocations resulting from government policies.
His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : breakdown
ಅರ್ಥ : A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column).