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noun alien·ation \ ˌā-lē-ə-ˈnā-shən , ˌāl-yə- \

Definition of alienation

1 :a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment :estrangement
  • alienation … from the values of one's society and family
  • —S. L. Halleck
2 :a conveyance of property to another

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  1. after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill

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Origin and Etymology of alienation

see 1alien

alienation Synonyms

Synonyms
estrangement, disaffection, disgruntlement, souring
Antonyms
reconcilement, reconciliation
Related Words
antagonism, embitterment, envenoming; breach, breakup, divorce, rift, rupture, schism, separation, split; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, hostility, jaundice, rancor; aggravation, furor, fury, incensing, indignation, infuriation, ire, outrage, rage, spleen, wrath; disenchantment, disillusionment
Near Antonyms
endearment, ingratiation; appeasement, conciliation, mollification, pacification, propitiation

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fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

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noun alien·ation \ ˌā-lē-ə-ˈnā-shən, ˌāl-yə- \

medical Definition of alienation

:a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment
  • alienation…from the values of one's society and family
  • —S. L. Halleck

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