uprootals

/ʌpˈrutəlz/
noun
  1. The act or process of removing someone or something from a place or situation where they have been established, often causing disruption.
    • The company's uprootals of entire departments caused chaos in the town.
    • Historians study the uprootals of indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands.
    • The uprootals of families during the war left many without homes.