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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesanclaje
Pronunciation / Transliteration: desanclaje
"El desanclaje de las normas tradicionales generó incertidumbre."
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2 senses- 1
The action of releasing a ship from its moorings; metaphorically, the process of becoming detached from a secure baseline, stability, or familiar context.
"The rapid changes in the global economy caused a widespread unmooring of traditional financial certainties."
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Present participle of unmoor: releasing from anchors or lines, or figuratively causing someone to lose their sense of stability or emotional anchoring.
"Moving to a foreign country completely unmoored him for the first few months."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'unmoor', combining the prefix 'un-' (denoting reversal) with 'moor' (to secure a boat, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'moren'). Historically originating in maritime terminology around the 16th century, the term has evolved metaphorically to describe the psychological or situational detachment from stability, security, or foundational certainty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unmooring" is said worldwide
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détachement
Transliteration: détachement
"Cet événement a provoqué un grand détachement des traditions."
Loslösung
Transliteration: Losloesung
"Die gesellschaftliche Loslösung führte zu neuen Werten."
sganciamento
Transliteration: sganciamento
"Lo sganciamento dalle vecchie abitudini è stato difficile."
desanclaje
Transliteration: desanclaje
"El desanclaje de las normas tradicionales generó incertidumbre."
desancoragem
Transliteration: desancoragem
"A desancoragem das expectativas econômicas preocupou o mercado."
अस्थिरता
Transliteration: asthirata
"परंपराओं से अलगाव ने समाज में अस्थिरता पैदा कर दी।"
脱节
Transliteration: tuōjié
"这种经济现象导致了传统价值观念的脱节。"
결속 해제
Transliteration: gyolsok haje
"전통적인 가치와의 결속 해제가 사회적 불안을 낳았다."
係留解除
Transliteration: keiryū kaijo
"急激な社会変化により、人々の精神的係留解除が進んだ。"
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