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Being uprooted from your own culture, provided you take with you the way of thinking and being that characterises the more integrated social culture from which you come, is not as disruptive to happiness and well-being as becoming part of a relatively fragmented culture.
Iain McGilchrist

Meaning of "uprooted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPROOTED

uprooted  [ʌpˈruːtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPROOTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uprooted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UPROOTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uprooted in the English dictionary

The first definition of uprooted in the dictionary is having been pulled up by or as if by the roots. Other definition of uprooted is displaced from native or habitual surroundings. Uprooted is also removed or destroyed utterly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPROOTED


booted
ˈbuːtɪd
comminuted
ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːtɪd
convoluted
ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd
disputed
dɪˈspjuːtɪd
distributed
dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd
disubstituted
daɪˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪd
fluted
ˈfluːtɪd
ill-suited
ˌɪlˈsjuːtɪd
looted
ˈluːtɪd
muted
ˈmjuːtɪd
persecuted
ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːtɪd
polluted
pəˈluːtɪd
reputed
rɪˈpjuːtɪd
rooted
ˈruːtɪd
suited
ˈsuːtɪd
trisubstituted
traɪˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪd
unattributed
ˌʌnəˈtrɪbjuːtɪd
undiluted
ˌʌndaɪˈluːtɪd
undisputed
ˌʌndɪˈspjuːtɪd
unsuited
ʌnˈsuːtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPROOTED

uprisal
uprise
uprisen
upriser
uprising
upriver
uproar
uproarious
uproariously
uproariousness
uproll
uproot
uprootal
uprootedness
uprooter
uprootings
uprose
uprouse
uprun
uprush

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPROOTED

barefooted
cloven-footed
club-footed
deep-rooted
flat-footed
four-footed
heavy-footed
jackbooted
left-footed
light-footed
nimble-footed
noted
soft-footed
splayfooted
sure-footed
swift-footed
taprooted
unfooted
web-footed
wing-footed

Synonyms and antonyms of uprooted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPROOTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uprooted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uprooted

Translation of «uprooted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPROOTED

Find out the translation of uprooted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uprooted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uprooted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

连根拔起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desarraigados
570 millions of speakers

English

uprooted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उखाड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقتلعت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выкорчеваны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desenraizados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্মূল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déraciné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwurzelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

根こそぎ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뿌리 째 뽑혀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dipenggal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bật gốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிடுங்கப்பட்டதற்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्धृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kökünden sökülmüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sradicato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysiedlonych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викорчувані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezrădăcinați
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεριζωμένων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwortel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rotlösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rykket opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uprooted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPROOTED»

The term «uprooted» is regularly used and occupies the 56.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPROOTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uprooted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uprooted» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uprooted

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6 QUOTES WITH «UPROOTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uprooted.
1
Emile Durkheim
Faith is not uprooted by dialectic proof; it must already be deeply shaken by other causes to be unable to withstand the shock of argument.
2
Roland Freisler
The beet must be uprooted.
3
Vladimir Lenin
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
4
Iain McGilchrist
Being uprooted from your own culture, provided you take with you the way of thinking and being that characterises the more integrated social culture from which you come, is not as disruptive to happiness and well-being as becoming part of a relatively fragmented culture.
5
Jonas Mekas
Yes, I got my first Bolex camera a few weeks after being dropped in New York by the United Nations Refugee Organization. That was on October 29th, 1949. With my brother Adolfas, we wanted to make a film about displaced persons, how one feels being uprooted from one's home.
6
Robert Mugabe
Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPROOTED»

Discover the use of uprooted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uprooted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Uprooted
"Oscar Handlin was the scholar most responsible for establishing the legitimacy of immigration history."--Gary Gerstle, author of
Oscar Handlin, 2002
2
Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wroclaw during the Century of ...
In this pioneering work, Gregor Thum tells the story of how the city's new Polish settlers found themselves in a place that was not only unfamiliar to them but outright repellent given Wroclaw's Prussian-German appearance and the enormous ...
Gregor Thum, 2011
3
The Uprooted: Improving Humanitarian Responses to Forced ...
The Uprooted is the first volume to methodically examine the progress and persistent shortcomings of the current humanitarian regime.
Susan F. Martin, 2005
4
Uprooted: The Shipment of Poor Children to Canada, 1867-1917
the relatives and descendants, both in Britain and Canada, of the children around whom this study revolves." --Book Jacket.
Roy Parker, 2010
5
Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives
In this remarkable book a landscape architect and a photographer show us, in word and pictures, gardens built by homeless or impoverished New York City inhabitants.
Diana Balmori, 1995
6
The New Uprooted: Single Mothers in Urban Life
The New Uprooted explores the relationship between the single mother and her social and physical environments.
Elizabeth A. Mulroy, 1995
7
The Writer Uprooted: Contemporary Jewish Exile Literature
The Writer Uprooted is the first book to examine the emergence of a new generation of Jewish immigrant authors in America, most of whom grew up in formerly communist countries.
Alvin H. Rosenfeld, 2008
8
Uprooted and Unwanted: Bosnian Refugees in Austria and the ...
In Uprooted and Unwanted, Barbara Franz offers a cogent look at how these refugees have fared in two representative cities—Vienna and New York City.
Barbara Franz, 2005
9
Uprooted
This is a breathtaking, fascinating narrative autobiography of my ancestors who went to work in the cane fields under the excruciating commands of the British where after five years they were freed and became successful businessmen.
Zobi Fredrick, 2009
10
Uprooted: braceros in the hermanos Mayo lens
Uprooted: Braceros in the Hermanos Mayo Lens, a mesmerizing compilation of impacting historical photos, serves as a double introduction: first, to a photographic collective that was the pioneer of photojournalism in Mexico and, second, to ...
John Mraz, Jaime Vélez Storey, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPROOTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uprooted is used in the context of the following news items.
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312 trees uprooted in 4 months, Greens blame concretization
The sudden showers and strong winds are damaging the city's green cover with 312 trees getting uprooted between April and July. Out of these, over 88% got ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Uprooted trees have 95% survival rate with transplanter machine
Officers revealed that with the transplanter machines, the trees have a 95% survival rate during shifting. They said it takes about half-an-hour to uproot and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
SMC cashes in on uprooted trees
SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), which annually earns on an average around Rs 6 lakh from sale of wood of uprooted trees, is set to see an upswing ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
'Strewn boulders, uprooted trees gave us the jitters'
Strewn boulders and uprooted trees along the road gave us the jitters,” recalled Mr. Gupta. Cancel Kedarnath plans. “We are waiting for clearance from the ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
5
Uprooted Trees, Dazzling Lightning Show Storm
Another reader submitted photos of an uprooted tree in Rockdale. If you've got a weather-related photo you'd like to see here, send it to scott.viau@patch.com or ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
6
Pilgrim killed by uprooted tree
One pilgrim has been killed and another was seriously injured when a tree, uprooted in heavy rain, fell on pilgrims at Marakkoottom on the Pampa-Sabarimala ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
7
Blackouts after dust storm, rain, trees uprooted in many places in …
Many trees across the city, including some in residential areas, got uprooted by strong winds. The areas that experienced power cuts were sectors 14, 17, 18, 9, ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
8
Ellen DeGeneres to Produce Adaptation of Naomi Novik's Fantasy …
Warner Bros. won a heated bidding war for the movie rights to Uprooted, the new fantasy novel from Hugo Award-nominated Naomi Novik, the author behind the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
9
Uprooted Tamils in Vaakarai demand back lands confiscated by SL …
The uprooted Tamil villagers from Murukkaiyadi-munai in former LTTE-administered Vaakarai division situated north of Batticaloa staged a protest on ... «TamilNet, Jun 15»
10
Uprooted trees, snapped power lines in Orange Park
Wind and rain have uprooted trees, downed electrical lines and even caused minor roof damage in the 200 block of College Drive, deputies said. An afternoon ... «First Coast News, Jun 15»

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