dislodgment
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dis·lodge
(dĭs-lŏj′)v. dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing, dis·lodg·es
v.tr.
To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
v.intr.
To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
[Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier : des-, dis- + logier, to lodge (from loge, shed, of Germanic origin).]
dis·lodge′ment, dis·lodg′ment n.
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Noun | 1. | dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantage |
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