as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
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Recent Examples of alienation
That alienation was increased by Preminger’s treatment of Seberg on set, which was, by all first-hand accounts, extremely harsh.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
That reconfigured his alienation, so to speak.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
That classic capitalist disconnect — the alienation of the worker from their labor — fascinated him, and gave him the confidence that his premise would have universal resonance.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Her daughter Auri has been denied from courses based on her diagnosis alone and has faced alienation at the park, her favorite place to be.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
That reconfigured his alienation, so to speak.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
That classic capitalist disconnect — the alienation of the worker from their labor — fascinated him, and gave him the confidence that his premise would have universal resonance.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Her daughter Auri has been denied from courses based on her diagnosis alone and has faced alienation at the park, her favorite place to be.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienation
estrangement
Noun
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The novel’s efforts at cognitive estrangement begin with home and family life.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the old friends buried the hatchet after a decade of estrangement a couple of years ago, and sat down for lunch together at the Pierre hotel in New York City.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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