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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Backers say the idea is fueled by political, economic, and cultural alienation that the ballot measure will only amplify.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
For the longest time, Ponthier thought that sense of alienation came solely from being a lesbian.
—James Factora, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, the term Kafkaesque — which describes a bizarre, nightmarish situation where alienation and a lack of control permeate — is perhaps best applied to this novella.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
For the longest time, Ponthier thought that sense of alienation came solely from being a lesbian.
—James Factora, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, the term Kafkaesque — which describes a bizarre, nightmarish situation where alienation and a lack of control permeate — is perhaps best applied to this novella.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienation
estrangement
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In the Odyssey, Homer depicts Helen and Menelaus’s reunion as uneasy and sometimes tearful, after years of estrangement.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Not having a mom due to death, illness, or estrangement can increase the risk of postpartum depression.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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