uprootings
Tearing out completely
Uprootings are instances of being torn from one's home, community, or familiar environment.
The word appears most often in discussions of displacement—forced migrations, refugee crises, or the disruption of traditional ways of life: The war caused mass uprootings across the region.
It can also describe removing plants from the ground, though the figurative sense of human dislocation predominates.
People seeking safety elsewhere
- exileBanishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- evictionForced departure from rental
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
banishment · expatriation · expulsion · deracination · diaspora · asylum · statelessness · homelessness
Violent disturbance of order
- dislocationForced out of position
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
destabilization · breakdown · disintegration · shattering · severing · fragmentation · loss · trauma
Moving living growth elsewhere
- rootballRoots with surrounding soil
- excavationAct of unearthing
- diggingRemoving earth below
- shovelTool for moving earth
spade · trowel · weeding · soil · replanting · landscaping · cultivation · clearing
Permanent change of residence
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
integration · rebuilding · new beginnings · immigration · emigration · journey · passage · adjustment
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
- exileBanishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- evictionForced departure from rental
dispossessed · banishment · expatriation · expulsion · deracination · diaspora · asylum · statelessness · homelessness · fleeing
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- dislocationForced out of position
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
unsettling · destabilization · breakdown · disintegration · shattering · severing · fragmentation · loss · trauma · grief
transplanting
Moving living growth elsewhere
- rootballRoots with surrounding soil
- excavationAct of unearthing
- diggingRemoving earth below
shovel · spade · trowel · weeding · soil · replanting · landscaping · cultivation · clearing · stump removal
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
assimilation · integration · rebuilding · new beginnings · immigration · emigration · journey · passage · adjustment · acculturation
uprootingsplantings
Cultivated vegetation arrangements
replantings · transplantings · embeddings · establishments · sowings
uprootingssettlements
Established communities or agreements
settlings · establishments · taking root · groundings · homecomings
uprootingsestablishments
Founded organizations or businesses
entrenchments · groundings · stabilizations · foundations · institutionalizations