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
alienation (usually uncountable, plural alienations)
The act of alienating.
The state of being alienated.
Emotional isolation or dissociation.
(theatre) Verfremdungseffekt.
• estrangement
• 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
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
