alienation

/ˌeɪli.əˈneɪʃən/noun
High School
1

The act of alienating.

2

The state of being alienated.

3

Emotional isolation or dissociation.

4

Verfremdungseffekt.

5

The transfer of property to another person.

6

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 classes.

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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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