Deracination

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of deracinating; uprooting. countable, uncountable

    ""Has it been worth it?" "Has what been worth it?" "Your marrying a Malay widow, your giving up the European way of life, your complete deracination.""

  2. 2
    the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence wordnet
  3. 3
    to move something from its natural environment wordnet

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abolitionannihilationannulmentchokingdisarrangementdiscontinuity

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""Has it been worth it?" "Has what been worth it?" "Your marrying a Malay widow, your giving up the European way of life, your complete deracination.""

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