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uprootedness

uprootedness

8.2
The situation when plants or trees are pulled out of the ground
  • noun
  • /ˌʌpˈruːtɪdnəs/
: 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
12 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

1 6.0

Being held firmly in the ground by roots especially in plants

How Displaced

uprootedness
8.2
rootedness
1 6.0

Surface Forms

uprootedness singular

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.