What does Alienation mean?

Definitions for Alienation
ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-alien·ation

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alienation, disaffection, estrangementnoun

    the feeling of being alienated from other people

  2. alienation, estrangementnoun

    separation resulting from hostility

  3. alienationnoun

    (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"

  4. alienationnoun

    the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly

    "his behavior alienated the other students"

Wiktionary

  1. alienationnoun

    The act of alienating.

    The alienation of that viewing demographic is a poor business decision.

  2. alienationnoun

    The state of being alienated.

  3. alienationnoun

    Emotional isolation or dissociation.

  4. Etymology: alienacion, from alienatio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Alienationnoun

    Etymology: alienatio, Lat.

    The beginning of this ordinance was for the maintenance of their lands in their posterity, and for excluding all innovation or alienation thereof unto strangers. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

    God put it into the heart of one of our princes, towards the close of her reign, to give a check to that sacrilege. Her successor passed a law, which prevented absolutely all future alienations of the church revenues. Francis Atterbury.

    Great changes and alienations of property, have created new and great dependencies. Jonathan Swift, on Athens and Rome.

    It is left but in dark memory, what the case of this person was, and what was the ground of his defection, and the alienation of his heart from the king. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    Some things are done by man, though not through outward force and impulsion, though not against, yet without their wills; as in alienation of mind, or any like inevitable utter absence of wit and judgment. Richard Hooker, b. i. p. 23.

ChatGPT

  1. alienation

    Alienation refers to a state of being isolated or disconnected from a group, society, or the environment. This can occur in various aspects, such as emotional, social, or cultural. It involves a sense of estrangement either within oneself or with regard to external entities. Alienation often results from or is associated with a lack of understanding and acceptance, different belief systems, or changes in societal structures or relationships.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alienationnoun

    the act of alienating, or the state of being alienated

  2. Alienationnoun

    a transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another

  3. Alienationnoun

    a withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections

  4. Alienationnoun

    mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind

Wikidata

  1. Alienation

    In property law, alienation is the capacity for a piece of property or a property right to be sold or otherwise transferred from one party to another. Although property is generally deemed to be alienable, it may be subject to restraints on alienation. Aboriginal title is one example of inalienability in common law jurisdictions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alienation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alienation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Alienation in a Sentence

  1. Bill Roggio:

    A one sided inquiry will only fuel Sunni alienation at the hands of the Shia-led and Iranian influenced Iraqi government.

  2. Damon Jacobs:

    We are taught in this culture to react to perceptions of scarcity with suspicion and attack, instead of practicing the idea of' compersion', or joy in someone else's joy, we are conditioned to respond to joy and success with,' You shouldn't feel good when I don't feel good.' This sets up a nasty cycle of blame-attack-separation, which ultimately fuels our epidemic of alienation and loneliness.

  3. Alex Capri:

    Beijing needs to be very cautious about wading into a conflict between NATO and United States over the Ukraine, china's current economic ties with United States, including its energy needs, don't warrant Beijing risking further alienation and backlash from Washington and its allies. This could come back to haunt Beijing later.

  4. Richard Herzinger:

    This alienation from Brussels makes some Germans yearn for a national party like the AFD that truly represents their own national interests.

  5. Harsh Mander:

    This is going to only deepen the alienation a great deal more. They( the government) can have a territorial control of the land, they can change the demography but the Kashmiri people themselves, their sense of alienation is only going to deepen further.

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