nonbeing
noun
non·be·ing
ˌnän-ˈbē(-i)ŋ 
: absence or lack of being : nonexistence
The minute anything edges across the boundary between nonbeing and being …—
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Most of us connect emotionally with being in that box, hammocked between being and nonbeing.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Nonbeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonbeing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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