uprooting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
  2. verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  3. verb pull up by or as if by the roots

Synonyms

uproot, deracinate

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