[verb] [T] - to force (a bone) suddenly out of its correct position, or (figurative) to have a negative effect on the working of somethingShe dislocated her knee falling down some steps.(figurative) The transport system has been severely dislocated by the bombing. [T]
DISLOCATE
Meaning of DISLOCATE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012