dislocated

adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,923 of 15,258neutral

Dislocated means pushed out of its proper joint. A dislocated shoulder, dislocated a finger, badly dislocated.

The bone is displaced rather than broken, and it has to be put back before the swelling sets. A shoulder once dislocated is far more likely to go again, which is why the first one matters.

Definitions of dislocated

1adjectivedislocatedPushed out of its proper joint.B2+
“He played on with a dislocated finger and regretted it for years.”

dislocated is an injury.

Where it comes from

dislocate comes from dis- + locate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

dislocated in the wild

The dislocated element is often separated by a pause (comma in writing) from the rest of the sentence.
Dislocation (syntax)
In this case, all the other sheets hold the dislocated sheet in position, making it stiff enough to act as a razor.
Paper cut
A dislocated shoulder is a condition in which the head of the humerus is detached from the glenoid fossa.
Dislocated shoulder
King has had a dislocated left shoulder, torn labrum, calf strain, tears, and multiple knee problems, which caused him to get micro-fracture surgery on his left knee.
Lamar King
Surgery may be indicated in those cases where a fracture occurs within the joint or where the patella has repeatedly dislocated.
Patellar dislocation

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