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alienation
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al·ien·a·tion  (ly-nshn, l--)
n.
1. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement: Alcoholism often leads to the alienation of family and friends.
2. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
3. Law The act of transferring property or title to it to another.

alienation [ˌeɪljəˈneɪʃən ˌeɪlɪə-]
n
1. a turning away; estrangement
2. the state of being an outsider or the feeling of being isolated, as from society
3. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a state in which a person's feelings are inhibited so that eventually both the self and the external world seem unreal
4. (Law) Law
a.  the transfer of property, as by conveyance or will, into the ownership of another
b.  the right of an owner to dispose of his property

alienation
abalienation.
See also: Separation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.alienation - the feeling of being alienated from other peoplealienation - the feeling of being alienated from other people
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
isolation - a feeling of being disliked and alone
2.alienation - separation resulting from hostilityalienation - separation resulting from hostility
isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
3.alienation - (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to anotheralienation - (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"
transference, transfer - transferring ownership
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
4.alienation - the action of alienatingalienation - the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

alienation
Translations
alienation [ˌeɪlɪəˈneɪʃən] N
1. (Pol, Philos) → alienación f, enajenación f
feelings of alienation (from society)sentimientos mpl de alienación or enajenación(social)
2. (= estrangement) [of friend] → alejamiento m
3. (Jur) → enajenación f, traspaso m
4. (Med) → enajenación f mental
alienation [ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən] naliénation f
alienation
n
Entfremdung f(from von); (Theat) → Distanzierung f; alienation effectVerfremdungseffekt m; alienation of affections (Jur) → Entfremdung f
(Jur, of property) → Übertragung f
(Psych) → Alienation f
alienation [ˌeɪlɪəˈneɪʃn] nalienazione f


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Accelerated release of detainees can reduce this alienation effect and meet political demands to free Iraqis, but it also risks having them rejoin the insurgency and could jeopardize fragile security gains.
It's not the alienation effect of agitpop or even a protest, but a deeper existential ambivalence about the state of the world, as if to ask, Is it even worth saving?
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