unanchoring

/ʌnˈæŋkərɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act or process of detaching something from a fixed position.
    • The unanchoring of the platform required careful planning.
    • The unanchoring of the ship took longer than expected.
    • The sudden unanchoring of the raft caused everyone to grab the sides.
verb
  1. The act of releasing or detaching something from a fixed point.
    • The sailor is unanchoring the boat from the buoy.
    • We spent the morning unanchoring the old fence posts from the concrete.
    • She is carefully unanchoring the tent pegs from the hard ground.
  2. The process of becoming emotionally or mentally detached from a stable situation or belief.
    • The community is unanchoring from its traditional values as new ideas arrive.
    • She felt like she was unanchoring from everything she had known.
    • He is unanchoring himself from his old habits and trying new routines.
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