uprootal

English

Etymology

From uproot +‎ -al.

Noun

uprootal (usually uncountable, plural uprootals)

  1. The act or process of uprooting; the state of being uprooted.
    • 1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, page 268:
      Surely even the most uncompromising of those marching under the banner of civilisation must hesitate before they condemn this deep-rooted system to instant uprootal.
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