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uprootedness

uprootedness

8.2
The situation when plants or trees are pulled out of the ground
  • noun
  • /ˌʌpˈruːtɪdnəs/
translation icon : desarraigo
  • The uprootedness of the tree was evident after the storm.

Examples

  • The uprootedness of the ancient trees changed the landscape after the hurricane.

  • The uprootedness caused by construction left the garden bare and empty.

  • Many people feel a sense of uprootedness when they move to a new country.

  • Many people feel a sense of uprootedness when they move to a new city.

  • The uprootedness of the ancient trees changed the landscape after the hurricane.

  • Many people feel a sense of uprootedness when they move to a new country.

  • The uprootedness caused by construction left the garden bare and empty.

Synonyms

displacement
vsuprootedness
9 6.1

Moving people out of their job or home

is mainly used for a plant or tree moved from its original place
deracination
vsuprootedness
  • Formal
1 9.9

Removal of people or communities from their original home

is the resulting state after such removal rather than the action

Antonyms

rootedness
6.0

Being held firmly in the ground by roots especially in plants

How Displaced

uprootedness
8.2

Surface Forms

uprootedness singular
uprootednesses plural

Morphology

uprootedness = uprooted (transparent) = uproot + ed + ness

Direct noun formation from 'uprooted' indicating the state of being physically pulled up by the roots; meaning follows standard morphological rules.

Etymology

Uprootedness comes from the parts up- ('up' or 'away'), root ('the part that holds a plant'), and -ness ('the state of'). Imagine a tree pulled out of the soil and leaving a bare place — that is the literal uprootedness of plants or trees.