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dislocated

dislocated

5.1
A joint that is out of its normal place so two bones no longer meet
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪsloʊkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : dislocado
  • The doctor confirmed that the athlete had dislocated his kneecap after the accident.

And so I was sitting there with my arm dislocated, sticking out of my chest for hours, and they gave me morphine.

Examples

  • What's the first thought in my Yeah, first thought is have I dislocated my shoulder?

  • And he actually got his nose broken and his right shoulder dislocated in the first practice he went to.

  • We slipped and I hit my elbow and I dislocated my shoulder.

  • Ever since you dislocated your little kneecap, my poor bud.

  • The absence of a body against my body made attachment abstract, made my own body dislocated and unable to rest or settle.

  • And then we tumble to the ground and then I realized that my shoulder is dislocated, but no one knows.

  • I broke my teeth, dislocated my jaw, my hands went through the windscreen.

  • Anyways, I tried to grab rim playing basketball one time and I dislocated my shoulder following down.

  • I'm not going because the nigga way too smart because that was strong when that nigga DAP me up at that show dislocated my shoulder.

  • He dislocated his shoulder during the football match and needed medical attention.

Synonyms

disjointed
vsdislocated
1 5.5

Separated at a joint, like a finger or ankle

refers to an injury where bones are forced out of their normal position
separated
vsdislocated
  • Specialized
5.3

A joint forced apart so the bones are not in their normal place

emphasizes that bones are forced out so they no longer connect properly

How Connected

aligned
3.7
dislocated
5.1
separated
1.0

Surface Forms

dislocated positive

Morphology

dislocated = dislocate (semi-transparent) = dis + locate + ed

This is a standard participial adjective formed from the verb 'dislocate' with '-ed'.

Etymology

Dislocated comes from dis- meaning 'apart' and the same root as location and local, which mean 'place'. So a dislocated joint is one that has been forced 'out of place', which explains the medical meaning.