When a person or community is forced to leave their homes, esp. due to violence, abuse, or economic pressures. Intentionally evokes the violent imagery of a physical dislocation (joint etc.) to emphasize the trauma and injury experienced.
1. to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones.
2. to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
3. to throw out of order; upset; disorder: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.