dislocated

1. 1.

   separated at the joint

   “a dislocated knee”

   “a separated shoulder”

   Synonymsdisjointedseparated

   Similarinjured

Questions about dislocated

What does dislocated mean?

dislocated means "separated at the joint".

How many syllables are in dislocated?

dislocated has 4 syllables: dis-lo-ca-ted. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪtɪd/.

What is another word for dislocated?

Close synonyms include disjointed, separated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dislocated a common word?

dislocated is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.