displaced

[dis-pleyst]

adjective

1. lacking a home, country, etc.

2. moved or put out of the usual or proper place.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the displaced persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources.

   After the earthquake, the displaced were temporarily housed in armories.

Other Word Forms

• undisplaced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of displaced¹

First recorded in 1565–75; displace + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But Palestinians said displaced families had been sheltering in the building, and Gaza civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal accused Israel of enacting "a policy of forced displacement".

From BBC

Rows of tents - which have sprung up over the city to shelter Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military campaign - have also disappeared over the past month, the images show.

From BBC

Medics said two people were killed in one strike on a tent at a camp for displaced families in western Gaza City, close to al-Shifa hospital.

From BBC

Since 14 August, more than 82,000 people had been newly displaced, according to the cluster.

From BBC

That disaster, along with the Palisades fire, displaced two distinct communities with deep roots in the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times