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displaced

intermediateB2

/dɪsˈpleɪst/ · dis-placed

to cause someone or something to move from its usual or proper place.

Meanings

verbformal

to cause someone or something to move from its usual or proper place.

کسی چیز یا شخص کو اس کی معمول کی جگہ سے ہٹانا۔

بے گھر

be ghar

Formal: علیحدہ کرناColloquial: نکال دینا

Synonyms

removedislocateevictہٹا دینانکال دینامخالف کرنا

Antonyms

placeinstallsettleرکھنالگاناآباد کرنا

Common Collocations

  • displaced persons
  • displaced communities
  • displaced families

Example Sentences

The earthquake displaced many families from their homes.

زلزلے نے بہت سی خاندانوں کو ان کے گھروں سے بے گھر کر دیا۔

Zalzale ne bohat si khandanon ko un ke gheron se be ghar kar diya.

The war has displaced thousands of people.

جنگ نے ہزاروں لوگوں کو بے گھر کر دیا۔

Jang ne hazaron logon ko be ghar kar diya.

Refugees often feel displaced in new countries.

پناہ گزینوں کو اکثر نئے ممالک میں بےگھر محسوس ہوتا ہے۔

Panaah gazin ko aksar naye mulkon mein be ghar mehsoos hota hai.

Easily Confused With

replace:To replace means to put something back in its place or to substitute it with another, while to displace is to remove it from its original location.

Word Family

displacement
nounبے گھر ہونا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'dis' as in 'not' and 'place' as in 'location'. Displaced means not in the correct location.

Imagine a house being moved from its original foundation.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خوشیاں ملی تھیں سب کو، پر ہم تو ہیں بے گھر۔

Khushiyan mili thin sab ko, par hum to hain be ghar.

Everyone found happiness, but we are left displaced.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

کھوئی ہوئی چیز کبھی واپس نہیں آتی۔

Khoi hui cheez kabhi wapas nahi aati.

Lost things never come back.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "displacere" — to remove or take away

First known use: 14th century

The word 'displace' was first used in the late Middle Ages to describe the action of moving something from its original position.