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nonexistence

American  
[non-ig-zis-tuhns] / ˌnɒn ɪgˈzɪs təns /

noun

  1. absence of existence.

  2. a thing that has no existence.


Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of nonexistence

First recorded in 1640–50; non- + existence


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California, a historic leader in technology and life sciences, risks becoming the jurisdiction where tomorrow’s cures are litigated into nonexistence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

The SEC declined to respond, with a spokesperson saying the agency doesn’t “comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.”

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

The other characters keep calling him by the wrong name, and he talks about his nonexistence in voiceovers at both the beginning and end of the movie.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025

It claims that these men are terrorists by virtue of their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang—but evidence of this affiliation is weak to the point of nonexistence.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2025

For the first time in years, I could see the stars that Thurmond’s monstrous lights had faded into nonexistence.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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