Defiliation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˌfɪliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Defiliation is a noun meaning The separation of a child from its parents.
Meaning
The separation of a child from its parents.
Example Sentences
[…] the tales of fairy-spiriting may shadow a lamentable verity, and the recovery of the young Montagu be but a solitary instance of good fortune, out of many irreparable and hopeless defiliations.
Word Forms
- defiliations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abdication, abjectification, parentectomy, divestiture, defactualization, disaffiliation.
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