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

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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

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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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