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   Al·ien·a·tion

   /ˌālēəˈnāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved: "unemployment may generate a sense of political alienation" Similar isolationdetachmentestrangementdistanceseparationseverancepartingdivisiondivorcecutting offturning awaywithdrawalvariancedifferenceschism
   • ▪ loss or lack of sympathy; estrangement: "public alienation from bureaucracy"
   • ▪ (in Marxist theory) a condition of workers in a capitalist economy, resulting from a lack of identity with the products of their labor and a sense of being controlled or exploited.
   • ▪ a state of depersonalization or loss of identity in which the self seems unreal, thought to be caused by difficulties in relating to society and the resulting prolonged inhibition of emotion.
   • ▪ an effect, sought by some dramatists, whereby the audience remains objective and does not identify with the actors.
   • ▪ the transfer of the ownership of property rights. Similar transferconveyancepassing onhanding overdevolution

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin alienatio(n-), from the verb alienare ‘estrange’, from alienus (see alien). The term alienation effect (1940s) is a translation of German Verfremdungseffekt.

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   What does it mean if someone is alienated?

   • the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants. the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.

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   What does alienation mean?

   • : a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affection from an object of past attachment : a transfer of property to another Nglish: Translation of alienation for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of alienation for Arabic Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about alienation Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What is the basic idea of alienation?

   • This basic idea of alienation picks out a range of social and psychological ills involving a self and other. More precisely, it understands alienation as consisting in the problematic separation of a subject and object that belong together.

   Alienation (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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   What is the characterisation of alienation?

   • The characterisation of alienation offered here—as a social or psychological ill involving the problematic separation of a subject and object that belong together—involves three constituent elements: a subject, an object, and the relation between them. It will be helpful to say a little more about each of these in turn.

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   The meaning of ALIENATION is a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment : estrangement. How to use alienation in a sentence.

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   Alienation is the feeling of being disconnected from others or the act of making someone stop supporting you. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of alienation with examples and translations.

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   the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society. the act of turning away, transferring, or diverting: the alienation of land and resources from African peoples.

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   Alienation is the state of feeling estranged or separated from one's milieu, work, products of work, or self. Learn about the different variants, meanings, and theories of alienation in social sciences, and how it relates to loneliness and social isolation.

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   Alienation is the feeling of being disconnected from others or the act of making someone stop supporting you. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of alienation with examples from various sources.

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   Aug 30, 2018 · Alienation. First published Thu Aug 30, 2018; substantive revision Thu Oct 6, 2022. The concept of alienation identifies a distinct kind of psychological or social ill; namely, one involving a problematic separation between a self and other that belong together.

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    Alienation is a state of being cut off or separate from a person or group of people. The noun alienation describes the feeling that you're not part of a group. Your political views might cause you to feel a sense of alienation from the rest of your family, or your vegetarianism could result in alienation from your meat-eating friends.