rootlessness

Like many other boys with India in his blood he had been forced into rootlessness by education.

The rootlessness of contemporary life may well have its roots here.

She is not alone in her sense of rootlessness.

After military service, Walker entered a period of rootlessness and struggle.

I have a feeling of rootlessness that I don't like.

But commuting between two homes can also create a sense of rootlessness.

The desire to put down roots is a recognition of human rootlessness.

But a certain sense of rootlessness is part of the American character.

Something about the disconnected rootlessness of modern life is implied.

Angie grew up with a sense of rootlessness and insecurity.

It also pushed his music toward a rootlessness that can seem decadent.

In our modern society we've come to accept the rootlessness and the disconnection.

The trouble with "timelessness" is that it usually means rootlessness.

Primal American story though it is, rootlessness offers many variations.

Was I commenting on the rootlessness of the American family?

She likes this bit of confession; it ties in with her need for rootlessness right now.

Now Donna understood that some also came from rootlessness.

He never knew a real home, and this rootlessness clearly influenced his life of wanderlust.

This "rootlessness" has become the center from which her art and research has taken shape.

Bloom was right to see a connection between a sunny temperament and rootlessness.

Williamson's career demonstrates the rootlessness that characterized the lives of many Americans even in the 18th century.

His poetic language went through another shift, taking up the themes of exile and rootlessness.

Not enough tradition might lead to rootlessness and marginalisation.

He also knows how to make rootlessness historical.

Their rootlessness makes for a shallow, touristic reading experience.