Meaning of deracination in English

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  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

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  1. Noun

    deracination

    Definitions

    1. to move something from its natural environment

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  2. 2. the act of pulling up or out

    Examples

    • « uprooting »
    • « cutting off from existence »

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  • « My dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, he's always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He has a certain rootlessness, a deracination. »
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