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ALIENATION
alienation
(noun) the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; “his behavior alienated the other students”
alienation
(noun) (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; “the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership”
alienation, disaffection, estrangement
(noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people
alienation, estrangement
(noun) separation resulting from hostility
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alienation (usually uncountable, plural alienations)
The act of alienating.
The state of being alienated.
Emotional isolation or dissociation.
(theatre) Verfremdungseffekt.
Synonyms
• estrangement
Anagrams
• alineation
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ien*a"tion, n. Etym: [F. aliénation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.]
1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
2. (Law)
Definition: A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.
3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.
4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind.
Syn.
– Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See Insanity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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