inexistence

noun

Definition of inexistencenext
as in nonexistence

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  1. nonexistence
  2. nothingness
  3. unreality
  4. absence
Noun
  • Giving them physical form, Byers doubles down on Rabelais’ rhetorical position but also destabilizes it by materializing the books’ nonexistence.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The worry was that interfaith couples would not raise their children as Jewish, shrinking the Jewish community into nonexistence.
    Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonexistence
Noun
  • Much of the story seems to be about waiting, and then what happens after that waiting comes to an end: the disappointment, pain, or even nothingness that eventually follows.
    Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, Earth is positively miniscule compared to the vast expanses of nothingness that define the volume of our Solar System.
    Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
Definition of nothingness
Noun
  • There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Schwarzenegger’s hand getting enmeshed in the T-1000’s liquid skull emphasizes unreality, yet every time a Terminator throws the other against another machine, it’s done with the strength of human force.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Definition of unreality
Noun
  • His lengthy absence coincides with Igor Julio being ruled out for months by a thigh injury suffered by the Brazilian in the second half against Arsenal.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Margaret Qualley is explaining husband Jack Antonoff's absence from the 2025 Golden Globes.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of absence
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