alienation

1. (uncountable, usually)The act of alienating.

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

   Entfremdung

   отчужде́ниеotčuždénije, отдале́ниеotdalénije

   відчуженняvidčužennja, відчужуванняvidčužuvannja, віддаленняviddalennja

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

2. (uncountable, usually)The state of being alienated.

   His alienation from his family means he has nowhere to go at Christmas.

   отчуждённостьotčuždjónnostʹ, отчужде́ниеotčuždénije

   відчуженістьvidčuženistʹ, відчуженняvidčužennja, віддаленняviddalennja

   the feeling of being alienated from other people

3. (uncountable, usually)Emotional isolation or dissociation, as from being separated from social connections or estranged from one's family or community; a feeling of being an outsider.

   I didn't care about anything back then, not holidays or family or my career, I felt utter alienation from everything around me.

   When parents get divorced, their child sometimes experiences parental alienation, in which they are estranged from the noncustodial parent.

   отчуждённостьotčuždjónnostʹ, отчужде́ниеotčuždénije

   відчуженістьvidčuženistʹ, відчуженняvidčužennja, віддаленняviddalennja

4. (uncountable, usually)Verfremdungseffekt.

5. (uncountable, usually)The transfer of property to another person.

   Veräußerung

   (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another

6. (Marxism, uncountable, usually)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 (e.g., under capitalism or feudalism).

   Entfremdung

1. This is the final stage of alienation.

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2. Alienation is a common theme of twentieth-century literature.

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3. Alienation from nature will one day become humanity's demise.

   deDie Entfremdung von der Natur wird dem Menschen eines Tages zum Verhängnis werden.

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4. Alienation is the only thing I understand about Marxism.

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