Definition of alienation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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alienation
A	noun
	1	alienation
			the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚alienation
	2	alienation
			(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"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚transaction; dealing; dealings ╚transfer; transference ╚alienation
	3	alienation, disaffection, estrangement
			the feeling of being alienated from other people
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚feeling ╚dislike ╚alienation, disaffection, estrangement ╚isolation
	4	alienation, estrangement
			separation resulting from hostility
		Category Tree: state ╚integrity; unity; wholeness ╚separation ╚isolation ╚alienation, estrangement

self-alienation
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