verdrängt

Verdrängt is the past participle and, in general usage, the adjective form of the German verb verdrängen. It denotes something that has been pushed away, displaced, or repressed. The sense ranges from physical displacement, as in a body displacing fluid or another object, to figurative displacement, such as a memory or idea that has been suppressed or overshadowed.

Verdrängen originates from ver- (a prefix denoting separation or negation) and drängen (to push, press). As a participle, verdrängt agrees with gender and number of the noun it modifies: der verdrängte Gedanke (masculine singular), die verdrängte Erinnerung (feminine singular).

In psychology, Verdrängung (the noun) is a defense mechanism described in psychoanalytic theory, involving the unconscious blocking or suppression of distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses. The term 'verdrängt' is used to describe content that has been kept out of conscious awareness. The concept remains debated and has evolved in contemporary psychology.

In physics and fluid mechanics, to verdrängen is to displace a fluid by an object; the 'verdrängte' fluid is the fluid displaced by the object, as described by Archimedes' principle. In everyday language, it also means to overshadow or to push something out of attention, e.g., 'die verdrängte Erinnerung' or 'verdrängt werden' to be displaced by another event or trend.