unbeing

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unbeing

  • /ʌnˈbiːɪŋ/

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From Middle English unbeing, equivalent to un- + being.

noun unbeings

  1. uncountable Nonexistence. What we fear most is not death itself but the prospect of not being, or rather of unbeing, a state where we altogether cease to exist. The idea of unbeing is so alien to us that we find it almost impossible to conceive.
  2. countable A nonbeing; an entity of no existence or significance. The house is pale as though its life-blood were sucked and the Cabots reduced to unbeings.

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Not in existence, nonexistent. Beings yet unbeing

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"unbeing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbeing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unbeing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbeing

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"unbeing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbeing.

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@misc{unbeing_2026,
  title = {unbeing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbeing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}