al·ien·a·tion ( l y -n shn, 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
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See also: Separation
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| Noun | 1. |  alienation - the feeling of being alienated from other peopledislike - 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 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 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 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
noun estrangement, setting against, divorce, withdrawal, separation, turning away, indifference, breaking off, diversion, rupture, disaffection, remoteness
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