unsettlement
noun
un·set·tle·ment
ˌən-ˈse-tᵊl-mənt 
1
: an act, process, or instance of unsettling
2
: the quality or state of being unsettled
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The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2024
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Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2024
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“Unsettlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsettlement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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