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   alienation

   /ˌeɪlɪəˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the state or experience of being alienated: "a sense of alienation from our environment" Similar isolationdetachmentestrangementdistanceseparationseverancepartingdivisiondivorcecutting offturning awaywithdrawalvariancedifferenceschism
   • ▪ (in Marxist theory) a condition of workers in a capitalist economy, resulting from a lack of identity with the products of their labour and a sense of being controlled or exploited.
   • ▪ a state of depersonalization or loss of identity in which the self seems unreal, thought to be caused by difficulties in relating to society and the resulting prolonged inhibition of emotion.
   • ▪ an effect sought by some dramatists, whereby the audience remains objective and does not identify with the actors.
   • 2. the transfer of the ownership of property rights: "most leases contain restrictions against alienation" Similar transferconveyancepassing onhanding overdevolution

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin alienatio(n-), from the verb alienare ‘estrange’, from alienus (see alien). The term alienation effect (1940s) is a translation of German Verfremdungseffekt.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALIENATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group: Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them. the act of making someone stop supporting and agreeing with you: This short-sighted alienation of their own supporters may lose them the election.

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   The meaning of ALIENATION is a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment : estrangement. How to use alienation in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALIENATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group: Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them. the act of making someone stop supporting and agreeing with you: This short-sighted alienation of their own supporters may lose them the election.

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   Alienation definition: the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile. See examples of ALIENATION used in a sentence.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › alienation-societyAlienation | Causes, Effects & Solutions | Britannica

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   Alienation, in social sciences, the state of feeling estranged or separated from one’s milieu, work, products of work, or self. Despite its popularity in the analysis of contemporary life, the idea of alienation remains an ambiguous concept with elusive meanings, the following variants being most.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIENATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. a turning away; estrangement. 2. the state of being an outsider or the feeling of being isolated, as from society. 3. psychology. a state in which a person's feelings are inhibited so that eventually both the self and the external world seem unreal. 4. law. a. the transfer of property, as by conveyance or will, into the ownership of another. b.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alienationAlienation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Alienation is a state of being cut off or separate from a person or group of people. The noun alienation describes the feeling that you're not part of a group. Your political views might cause you to feel a sense of alienation from the rest of your family, or your vegetarianism could result in alienation from your meat-eating friends.