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
Estrangement between members of BRICS and the G-7 only sweetens Russia’s appeals for an anti-Western bloc, so preventing further alienation will be key.
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Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025
Limited social mobility leads to alienation of the disenfranchised, and ossification.
—Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The alienation of children from the values and traditions of their parents is a central subject of modern Yiddish literature—most famously in Sholem Aleichem’s stories about the dairyman Tevye and his daughters.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Moore has also spoken to more than 100 children with parents who committed murder—her way of lending support to those likely struggling with feelings of fear, shame, and alienation over their parents’ crimes.
—Jp Mangalindan, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2025
Limited social mobility leads to alienation of the disenfranchised, and ossification.
—Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The alienation of children from the values and traditions of their parents is a central subject of modern Yiddish literature—most famously in Sholem Aleichem’s stories about the dairyman Tevye and his daughters.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Moore has also spoken to more than 100 children with parents who committed murder—her way of lending support to those likely struggling with feelings of fear, shame, and alienation over their parents’ crimes.
—Jp Mangalindan, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alienation
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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