Phrase guide

displaced person

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/
  • General-American: /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜɹs(ə)n/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DP

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: internally displaced person

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person forced to flee from home or country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DP, stateless person

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: refugee

History

Etymology

From displaced + person.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 難民 /难民 (nànmín) — refugee
  • Finnish: pakolainen — refugee
  • French: personne déplacée — refugee
  • German: Displaced Person — refugee
  • German: DP — refugee
  • Italian: profugo di guerra — refugee
  • Italian: sfollato — refugee
  • Korean: 실향민 (silhyangmin) — refugee
  • Russian: перемещённое лицо́ (peremeščónnoje licó) — refugee
  • Spanish: persona desplazada — refugee
  • Ukrainian: перемі́щена осо́ба (peremíščena osóba) — refugee