displacement

(noun) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics. Synonyms: supplanting.

(noun) an event in which something is displaced without rotation. Synonyms: shift.

(noun) the act of uniform movement. Synonyms: translation.

(noun) (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound. Synonyms: displacement reaction.

(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one.

(noun) to move something from its natural environment. Synonyms: deracination.

(noun) act of removing from office or employment.