noun
- the state or condition of being displaced from one's home, community, or familiar environment
Examples
- The refugee family struggled with feelings of uprootedness in their new country.
- Moving frequently as a child left him with a sense of uprootedness that lasted into adulthood.
- The novel explores themes of uprootedness and cultural identity among immigrants.
- Economic upheaval created widespread uprootedness in the rural communities.
- She wrote about the psychological effects of uprootedness on displaced populations.
- The uprootedness experienced by military families requires special support systems.