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.

Related terms

• uproot