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NONEXISTENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of not existing
Synonyms:
nonentity; nonexistence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nonexistence" is a kind of...):
nonbeing (the state of not being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonexistence"):
irreality; unreality (the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact)
nihility; nothingness; nullity; void (the state of nonexistence)
impossibility; impossibleness (incapability of existing or occurring)
Antonym:
existence (the state or fact of existing)
Derivation:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
