ALIENATION


Meaning of ALIENATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-lē-ə-ˈnā-shən, ˌāl-yə- ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment : estrangement

alienation …from the values of one's society and family — S. L. Halleck

2. : a conveyance of property to another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.