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.
My company is claiming they need to dislocate me across the country to keep my job.
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.