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uprootedremoved from one's home or familiar environment; displaced

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: removed from one's home or familiar environment; displaced

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌpˈruːtɪd/

Korean meaning: 뿌리 뽑힌, 고향을 떠난, 터전을 잃은

Korean pronunciation: 업**루**티드

Example Sentences

  • After moving to 10 different cities, Jake felt completely uprooted like a plant in a blender.
  • The uprooted immigrants worked hard to build new lives in their adopted country.
  • My grandmother's rose bush was uprooted by the neighbor's escaped pig.

uprooted

ADJECTIVE

//ʌpˈruːtɪd//

removed from one's home or familiar environment; displaced

uprooted concept
💡 Concept

removed from one's home or familiar environment; displaced

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uprooted rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though uprooted and poorly suited, they stay booted for the journey ahead!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌpˈruːtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌpˈruːtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixup--
Rootroot
Suffix--ed

Origin

up(위로) + root(뿌리) + ed(과거형)의 조합으로, 뿌리를 위로 뽑아내는 것에서 유래

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🎵Rhyme

rootedbootedsuited
rooted
booted
suited

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After moving to 10 different cities, Jake felt completely uprooted like a plant in a blender.

The uprooted immigrants worked hard to build new lives in their adopted country.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's rose bush was uprooted by the neighbor's escaped pig.

Climate change has uprooted millions of people from their traditional homes.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

displacedrelocatedtransplantedremovedexiled

Antonyms

rootedsettledestablished

Related

uprootdisplacementmigrationrefugee