Synonyms for alienation
ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-alien·ation

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1. alienationnoun

   Synonyms:
   estrangement

2. alienationnoun

   The act of alienating.

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

   Synonyms:
   estrangement

3. alienationnoun

   The state of being alienated.

   Synonyms:
   estrangement

4. alienationnoun

   Emotional isolation or dissociation.

   Synonyms:
   estrangement

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1. alienation

   Of these terms insanity is the most exact and comprehensive, including in its widest sense all morbid conditions of mind due to diseased action of the brain or nervous system, but in its more frequent restricted use applied to those forms in which the mental disorder is persistent, as distinguished from those in which it is temporary or transient. Craziness is a vague popular term for any sort of disordered mental action, or for conduct suggesting it. Lunacy originally denoted intermittent insanity, supposed to be dependent on the changes of the moon (Latin luna): the term is now applied in general and legal use to any form of mental unsoundness except idiocy. Madness is the old popular term, now less common, for insanity in its widest sense, but with suggestion of excitement, akin to mania. In the derived sense, lunacy denotes what is insanely foolish, madness what is insanely desperate. Derangement is a common euphemism for insanity. Delirium is always temporary, and is specifically the insanity of disease, as in acute fevers. Dementia is a general weakening of the mental powers: the word is specifically applied to senile insanity, dotage. Aberration is eccentricity of mental action due to an abnormal state of the perceptive faculties, and is manifested by error in perceptions and rambling thought. Hallucination is the apparent perception of that which does not exist or is not present to the senses, as the seeing of specters or of reptiles in delirium tremens. Monomania is mental derangement as to one subject or object. Frenzy and mania are forms of raving and furious insanity. Compare synonyms for DELUSION; IDIOCY.

   Synonyms:
   aberration, craziness, delirium, dementia, derangement, frenzy, hallucination, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, monomania

   Antonyms:
   clearness, good sense, lucidity, rationality, sanity

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1. alienation

   Synonyms:
   insanity, aberration, hallucination, derangement, imbecility

   Antonyms:
   sanity, soundness, sobriety, rationality

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1. alienation, disaffection, estrangementnoun

   the feeling of being alienated from other people

   Synonyms:
   estrangement, disaffection

2. alienation, estrangementnoun

   separation resulting from hostility

   Synonyms:
   estrangement, disaffection

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"

   Synonyms:
   estrangement, disaffection

4. alienationnoun

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

   "his behavior alienated the other students"

   Synonyms:
   estrangement, disaffection

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Dislike
   • Isolation
   • Law
   • Transfer

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1. alienationnoun

   Synonyms:
   abalienation, transfer, demise, conveyance

2. alienationnoun

   Synonyms:
   estrangement, disaffection, variance, division, rupture, breach

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1. alienationnoun

   Synonyms:
   transfer (of title), demise, estrangement, disaffection

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1. List of paraphrases for "alienation":

   estrangement, disposal, disposition, divesture, marginalization, disaffection, disposals, divestiture, distancing, expatriation

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1. 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.

2. Bill Roggio:

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

3. Ekrem Imamoglu:

   In this new page in Istanbul, there will from now on be justice, equality, love, tolerance; while misspending (of public funds), pomp, arrogance and the alienation of the other will end.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I worked hard here in Texas on the Latino vote by showing respect and my language was not one of alienation but one of welcome and unity, jeb's gon na do better than that.

5. Christine Matthews:

   There is this subset that is unhappy culturally, economically, internationally, christine Matthews is sort of exacerbating this alienation and anger and bringing it out.