Displacement refers to the phenomenon of redirecting one's anger or frustration towards individuals other than the ones who are the source of anger
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Displacement refers to the fact that what one speaks about need not be limited to the immediate context .
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Displacement refers to a feature of language in which words are separated in space and time from their referents.
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Displacement refers to the redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generally, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target. It is t refers to a shift of criminal activity from one spatial location to another.
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