displacement
    /dɪˈspleɪsmənt/ 
    
 
    
    noun
    
    plural -ments
    
    the act of displacing something: such as
    
    the act of forcing people or animals to leave the area where they live [noncount]
    
    
    
    
    
    the movement of something from its original or regular position [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] technical :the amount of water that is moved by an object when it is placed in water - usually singular