1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue;

   "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"
   "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
   

3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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.

e.g. Millions of refugees have suffered a totaldislocation of their lives.
无数的难民饱受生活颠沛流离之苦。

1. 脱臼：膝盖(髌骨)位置不正,包括重复性的半脱臼(subluxation)及脱臼(dislocation),也可引起膝痛. 有时其外观并不明显,详细检查才可区分它们是因肌肉不对称或骨架异常所引起.

2. 脱位：四、脚趾的骨折(Fracture)和脱位(dislocation)一、 外生骨赘(Bony outgrowth)或骨刺(Exostoses)滑囊炎是大拇趾疼痛最常见的原因之一. 形成滑囊炎的原因很多且复杂. 通常是第一骨头部先天的变形,加上患者时常穿太窄、太短或鞋跟太高的鞋子而造成大拇趾边缘的滑囊开始发炎,