dislodgment
Knocking something loose
Dislodgment is the act of forcing something out of its position or the state of being so displaced.
A rock dislodgment can trigger a landslide.
In military contexts, dislodgment refers to driving enemy forces from a fortified position: The dislodgment of the garrison took three days.
Also spelled dislodgement.
Forced removal from somewhere
- evictionForced departure from rental
- oustingForcible removal from position
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- banishmentForced removal from place
deportation · exile · removal · displacement · forcing out · dispossession · extrusion · clearance
Removal from usual location
- extractionAct of removing
- removalAct of taking away
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
shifting · jarring · knocking · prying · wedging · dislocation · freeing · clearing
Forcible removal from power
- oustingForcible removal from position
- topplingCausing to collapse
- deposingRemoving from authority
- unseatingRemoving from a position
dethroning · impeachment · removal · coup · regime change · supplanting · overturning · defenestration
Act of removing
- removalAct of taking away
- passageSegment of text
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- clearingTreeless space in forest
excision · flushing · irrigation · retrieval · loosening · foreign body · obstruction · catheterization
Removal from usual location
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- routingPath selection process
- flankingAt the sides of
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
shelling · assault · offensive · pushing back · forcing out · capturing · overrunning · storming
ejection
Forced removal from somewhere
- evictionForced departure from rental
- oustingForcible removal from position
- expulsionForced permanent removal
banishment · deportation · exile · removal · displacement · forcing out · dispossession · extrusion · clearance · rooting out
displacement
Removal from usual location
- extractionAct of removing
- removalAct of taking away
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
loosening · shifting · jarring · knocking · prying · wedging · dislocation · freeing · clearing · unsticking
overthrow
Forcible removal from power
unseating · dethroning · impeachment · removal · coup · regime change · supplanting · overturning · defenestration · usurpation
extraction
Act of removing
clearing · excision · flushing · irrigation · retrieval · loosening · foreign body · obstruction · catheterization · surgical removal
displacement
Removal from usual location
bombardment · shelling · assault · offensive · pushing back · forcing out · capturing · overrunning · storming · breaching
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- expulsionsejection, ousting, expelling, forcing out, eviction
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
dislodgmentlodgment
Act of becoming fixed
attachment · embedding · implantation · anchoring · securing
dislodgmentrecruitment
Seeking new personnel
welcoming · installation · instatement · admission · incorporation
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