unrooted
/ʌnˈruːtɪd/
adjective
- Having been pulled up by the roots; no longer attached to the ground.
- After the flood, the unrooted bushes floated downstream.
- The gardener carefully replanted the unrooted seedlings in fresh soil.
- The storm left many trees unrooted and lying across the road.
- Feeling displaced or without a sense of belonging; not settled in one place or community.
- She described her childhood as unrooted, always changing schools and cities.
- Moving every few years left him feeling unrooted and disconnected.
- Many refugees feel unrooted in their new country, far from their homeland.