She fell and dislocated her shoulder. The new hotel will dislocate several businesses. Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
Recent Examples on the WebChris Sale appeared to dislocate his pinky finger when a comebacker hit his left hand. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Several scuffles ensued, which led Rosenbaum to dislocate his shoulder. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Nov. 2021 Consider the game red rover, where one kid was invited/pressured to run into a chain of arms and inevitably dislocate a shoulder, bloody a nose or sprain a wrist.Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021 Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate. Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate. Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate. Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Some care may require specialized medical care, such as reconstructive surgery to mitigate or repair the damage from torture: broken bones, teeth knocked out, or being hung from a ceiling where arms dislocate from the shoulder.Star Tribune, 2 July 2021 Both will drive up costs and dislocate existing supply chains. Vasuki Shastry, Forbes, 8 June 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin dislocatus, past participle of dislocare, from Latin dis- + locare to locate