displaced

1. cause to move, usually with force or pressureExamples: "the refugees were displaced by the war"Synonyms: displace

2. take the place of or have precedence overExamples: "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"Synonyms: displace, preempt

3. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or positionExamples: "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"Synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sackAntonyms: hire

4. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract senseExamples: "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"Synonyms: displace, move