alienation

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Synonyms: alteration, alimentation, abalienation, allegation, alienator, salination, arietation, alternation, alienating, aleation, arenation

Antonyms: alteration, alimentation, abalienation, allegation, alienator, salination, arietation, alternation, alienating, aleation, arenation

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Noun

1. The act of [[alienate|alienating]].
2. The state of being [[alienate]]d.
3. {{U|emotional}} [[isolation]] or [[dissociation]], as from being [[separated]] from social connections or [[estranged]] from one's family or community; a feeling of being an [[outsider]].
4. {{lb|en|theatre}} [[Verfremdungseffekt]].
5. {{lb|en|property law}} The transfer of property to another person.
6. {{lb|en|Marxism}} The [[estrangement]] of people from aspects of their [[human nature]] as a consequence of the [[division of labour]] and living in a society of stratified [[social class]]es (''e.g.'', under [[capitalism]] or [[feudalism]]).

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