Meanings
nounderacination (countable and uncountable, plural deracinations)
plural deracinations
- countableuncountableThe act of deracinating; uprooting.
"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."
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 312
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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