<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace:<ul><li>Example: The glacier dislocated great stones.</li><li>Example: The earthquake dislocated several buildings.</li></ul></li><li>To put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.</li><li>To throw out of order; upset; disorder:<ul><li>Example: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>