uprootal

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noun

The act or process of uprooting; the state of being uprooted.

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Meanings

nounuprootal (usually uncountable, plural uprootals)

plural uprootals

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act or process of uprooting; the state of being uprooted.

    Surely even the most uncompromising of those marching under the banner of civilisation must hesitate before they condemn this deep-rooted system to instant uprootal.

    1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, page 268

Origin

From uproot + -al.

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APA

uprootal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprootal

MLA

“uprootal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprootal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uprootal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprootal.

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