nonbeing

/nɑnˈbiɪŋ/
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Definitions of nonbeing
  1. noun
    the state of not being
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    antonyms:
    being
    the state or fact of existing
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    nonentity, nonexistence
    the state of not existing
    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
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    state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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