nonexistence
noun
non·ex·is·tence
ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stən(t)s 
: absence of existence : the negation of being
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Unfortunately, saving the day also took the child the Doctor and Belinda had wished into existence and, basically, un-wished her into nonexistence.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Something happened online, but the details are fuzzy because all the context has been flattened into nonexistence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
The body simply won’t lose consciousness, and losing it is something that cannot be willed into existence, or, rather, into nonexistence.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
There are a lot of ways to interpret that, but one thing that is built into the conceit of the show is that, for the innies, the choice is work or nonexistence.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Something happened online, but the details are fuzzy because all the context has been flattened into nonexistence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
The body simply won’t lose consciousness, and losing it is something that cannot be willed into existence, or, rather, into nonexistence.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
There are a lot of ways to interpret that, but one thing that is built into the conceit of the show is that, for the innies, the choice is work or nonexistence.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonexistence
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“Nonexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistence. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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