uprooted — removed 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/
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
💡 Concept
removed from one's home or familiar environment; displaced
🎵 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
🎵Rhyme
rootedbootedsuited
rooted
booted
suited
🔗Collocations
uprooted family
feel uprooted
uprooted from home
completely uprooted
uprooted trees
become uprooted
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
displacedrelocatedtransplantedremovedexiled
Antonyms
rootedsettledestablished
Related
uprootdisplacementmigrationrefugee
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