1. the act or process of uprooting or removing something from its native soil or environment
Usage: often used literally of plants or figuratively of people, cultures, or traditions
2. the condition of being separated from one's native culture, homeland, or social roots
Usage: often used in literary or sociological contexts

Examples

• The deracination of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands had lasting cultural consequences.
• Immigration can lead to a sense of deracination for those who leave their homeland.
• The novel explores the deracination of a family forced to flee their country.
• Deracination of invasive plant species is essential for ecosystem restoration.
• The poet wrote about the deracination of her generation during wartime.
• Urban development caused the deracination of several historic neighborhoods.
• He felt a deep deracination after moving to a foreign country as a child.