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I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great.
Rene Auberjonois

Meaning of "alienation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALIENATION

alienation  [ˌeɪljəˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALIENATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alienation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALIENATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alienation

Alienation may refer to: ▪ Alienation, the legal transfer of title of ownership to another party ▪ Alienation effect, an audience's inability to identify with a character in a performance, as an intended consequence of the actor's interpretation of the script ▪ Marx's theory of alienation, the separation of things that naturally belong together, or antagonism between those who are properly in harmony ▪ Parental alienation, psychological alienation of a child from a parent, especially after divorce, such that the child acts with hostility toward the parent ▪ Parental alienation syndrome, a pattern of parental alienation described by American psychiatrist Richard Gardner in the early 1980s ▪ Social alienation, the individual subject's estrangement from its community, society, or world...

Definition of alienation in the English dictionary

The first definition of alienation in the dictionary is a turning away; estrangement. Other definition of alienation is the state of being an outsider or the feeling of being isolated, as from society. Alienation is also a state in which a person's feelings are inhibited so that eventually both the self and the external world seem unreal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALIENATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALIENATION

alicyclic
alidad
alidade
alien
alienability
alienable
alienage
alienate
alienated
alienator
alienee
alienism
alienist
alienly
alienness
alienor
alif
aliform
Aligarh
aligarta

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALIENATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of alienation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALIENATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «alienation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of alienation

Translation of «alienation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALIENATION

Find out the translation of alienation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alienation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alienation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alienación
570 millions of speakers

English

alienation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलगाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاغتراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отчуждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alienação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্মত্ততা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aliénation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengasingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entfremdung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疎外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소외
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alienation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tha hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परकीयपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yabancılaştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alienazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alienacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відчуження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alienare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλλοτρίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vervreemding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alienation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fremmedgjøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alienation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALIENATION»

The term «alienation» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALIENATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alienation

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10 QUOTES WITH «ALIENATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alienation.
1
Umera Ahmad
A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
2
Rene Auberjonois
I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great.
3
Alan Ball
We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.
4
Roland Barthes
There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.
5
Bruno Bauer
Thus in Christianity the alienation had become total, and it was this total alienation that was the biggest obstacle to the progress of self-consciousness.
6
Cory Booker
You have to understand the Newark Riots - a lot of people understand that the pain was the initial explosion of anger and alienation, but after that, the response, sending the National Guard troops - a lot of violence was carried out and perpetrated by those who were allegedly coming here to protect residents.
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Alex Campbell
We have witnessed the terrible increases in the incidence of alcoholism, the advent of drug dependency, the protests, marches, strikes and human alienation.
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Jon Crosby
I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive,' for me, is very simple. It's just about alienation, really, that causes anger.
9
Robert Crumb
When I go back to America, after a few days I am once again filled with this kind of angry alienation and disgust with this thing there that America has got - you have no idea how pervasive it is there. The public relations and propaganda put out by the corporate mono-culture there is so pervasive.
10
Andrew Cuomo
If there's a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALIENATION»

Discover the use of alienation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alienation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alienation
Earth’s last line of defense against the coming alien invasion is 16-year-old surfer Colt McAlister.
Jon S. Lewis, 2012
2
Alienation: Marx's Conception of Man in a Capitalist Society
In this book, the most thorough account of Marx's theory of alienation yet to have appeared in English, Professor Ollman reconstructs the theory from its constituent parts and offers it as a vantage point from which to view the rest of ...
Bertell Ollman, 1976
3
Alienation
- Original essays and excerpts from published critical analyses that discuss the role of the title theme in various works - An index for easy reference - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.
Harold Bloom, 2009
4
Marxism and Alienation
An exposition and critique of the views of Marx and Marxists in which Marx's views are compared with other views and are explored in terms of theories, causes, and the transcendence of alienation; self-alienation and self-realization; and ...
Nicholas Churchich, 1990
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Alienation And Freedom
He explores how and why alienation occurs. From friendship, love, and work, Alienation and Freedom touches on issues meaningful to us all.
Richard Schmitt, 2009
6
Escaping Alienation: A Philosophy of Alienation and Dealienation
"The reader will find herein a philosophical understanding of alienation and a prescription for overcoming it.
Warren Frederick Morris, 2002
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Alienation: from the past to the future
This work, the most comprehensive treatment of alienation ever published, deals with the philosophical, sociological, psychological, religious, political, and literary aspects of the problem.
Ignace Feuerlicht, 1978
8
Marx's Theory of Alienation
When Marx Analysed Alienation In His Economic And Philosophic Manuscripts Of 1844, He Indicated Four Principal Aspects Of It The Alienation Of Human Beings From: (1) Nature; (2) Their Own Productive Activity; (3) Their Species Being , As ...
Istvan Meszaros, 2006
9
Alienation, Society, and the Individual: Continuity and ...
This volume reflects the effects of political developments in Eastern Europe on Marxist alienation theory. While Marxist theory remains important, it is no longer directed exclusively toward criticism of capitalist society.
R. Felix Geyer, Walter R. Heinz, 1992
10
The Future of Alienation
The essays here call for a rethinking of a variety of forms of alienation in light of contemporary dynamics and a clearer understanding of the dialectic of human selfhood and social participation.
Richard Schacht, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALIENATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alienation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Signs for Lost Children review – Sarah Moss's double study of …
... attentive to material and psychological detail, Moss's novel is a double study of alienation and independence in two unfamiliar cultures. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Which Horror Films Did You Become Emotionally Invested In?
These aren't just characters on a screen, they're a representation of the struggle, pain, hardships, and alienation that we often feel. I know ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
3
Life for British Muslims since 7/7 – abuse, suspicion and constant …
Rather than try and win hearts and minds, or address the alienation of a tiny minority of young people (those 600 Brits constitute about 0.02% of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Who Is Damaging Relations Between Arabs and Jews?
... be based on reaching out to their fellow Jewish citizens with a message of tolerance and coexistence, and not provocation and alienation. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
5
Unequal India
This alienation stems from a lack of identity of tribals, which is centred ... their problems, of displacement, land alienation, an identity crisis, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Book review: A rare, masterful glimpse into Indian statecraft
In the focus on high-politics, the roots of the persisting alienation get neglected. Separatists may also well see this as a plot to discredit them ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
7
Elk Island Park shows Alberta's idealized view of 'nature'
Our condition is one of great loss, alienation, shame and unfulfilled expectation. Elk Island Park advertises Eden. Let's put our clothes on and ... «The Gateway Online, Jul 15»
8
Reversal of campus bans unlikely for Victory Church
... include manipulating marriage pairings, public shaming, financial coercion, alienation from parents and excessive control over members. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
9
Ezra Furman: Perpetual Motion People review – an outsider who's …
Misfits can often be hard to listen to. Wherever their alienation springs from – a sense of marginalisation, lack of formal chops, some deeper ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
The GOP's pathetic crybaby agenda: Trump, Scalia and the whiny …
The right has long charged liberalism with fostering alienation, dependency, isolation and addiction among the poor — and leading minorities ... «Salon, Jul 15»

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