displacement

nouns

act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
displacement, supplanting
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
displacement, shift
the act of uniform movement
displacement, translation
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
displacement, displacement reaction
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
displacement
domain category
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology
is a type of (narrower)
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction
to move something from its natural environment
deracination, displacement
act of removing from office or employment
displacement
is a type of (narrower)
the act of rejecting something
"his proposals were met with rejection"
rejection