ALIENATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALIENATION?

Need another word that means the same as “alienation”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “alienation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Alienation” are: estrangement, disaffection, isolation, detachment, distance, separation, severance, parting, division, divorce, cutting off, turning away, withdrawal, transfer, conveyance, passing on, handing over, devolution

Alienation as a Noun

Definitions of "Alienation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alienation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another.
• Separation resulting from hostility.
• The state or experience of being alienated.
• (in Marxist theory) a condition of workers in a capitalist economy, resulting from a lack of identity with the products of their labour and a sense of being controlled or exploited.
• A state of depersonalization or loss of identity in which the self seems unreal, thought to be caused by difficulties in relating to society and the resulting prolonged inhibition of emotion.
• The transfer of the ownership of property rights.
• The voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another.
• An effect sought by some dramatists, whereby the audience remains objective and does not identify with the actors.
• The feeling of being alienated from other people.
• The action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly.

Synonyms of "Alienation" as a noun (18 Words)

conveyance	The action of making an idea, feeling, or impression known or understandable to someone. A busy centre for the conveyance of agricultural produce from the Billingshurst area.
cutting off	The act of diluting something.
detachment	Coming apart. He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
devolution	The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. The devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness.
disaffection	Disloyalty to the government or to established authority. The widespread disaffection of the troops.
distance	The distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. He stormed home by a distance in the Handicap Chase.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. A growing sense of division between north and south.
divorce	The legal dissolution of a marriage. Her divorce from her first husband.
estrangement	The fact of no longer living with one’s spouse or partner; separation. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
handing over	The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time.
isolation	A state of separation between persons or groups. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
parting	The act of departing politely. His hair was dark with a side parting.
passing on	The end of something.
separation	The distance between things. The separation of church and state.
severance	The action of ending a connection or relationship. The severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church.
transfer	A small coloured picture or design on paper which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated. A transfer of wealth to the EU s poorer nations.
turning away	The act of turning away or in the opposite direction.
withdrawal	The act of withdrawing. The nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood.

Usage Examples of "Alienation" as a noun

• Unemployment may generate a sense of political alienation.
• The power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership.
• A sense of alienation from our environment.
• Most leases contain restrictions against alienation.

Associations of "Alienation" (30 Words)

alienate	Transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group. An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants.
alone	Having no help or participation from others. Cannot live by bread alone.
antagonize	Cause (someone) to become hostile or angry. Two other drugs antagonized the antidepressant like effect.
boredom	The feeling of being bored by something tedious. I ll die of boredom if I live that long.
complacent	Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions. You can t afford to be complacent about security.
couple	Connect (two electrical components) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link. Just a couple more questions.
detachment	The state of being isolated or detached. He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
dissociate	Part; cease or break association with. These compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine.
divorce	Get a divorce formally terminate a marriage. Her divorce from her first husband.
estrange	Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone. He became estranged from his father.
estrangement	The feeling of being alienated from other people. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
insular	Lacking contact with other people. People living restricted and sometimes insular existences.
isolate	A culture of microorganisms isolated for study. Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare.
isolated	Under forced isolation especially for health reasons. Isolated incidents of student unrest.
isolation	An instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
loneliness	The state of being alone in solitary isolation. Feelings of depression and loneliness.
privacy	A state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people. She returned to the privacy of her own home.
quarantine	Place a person or animal in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. I quarantine all new fish for one month.
remote	A remote control device. Chances of a lasting peace became even more remote.
schism	Division of a group into opposing factions. The widening schism between Church leaders and politicians.
seclude	Keep (someone) away from other people. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation.
seclusion	The act of secluding yourself from others. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion.
segregate	Someone who is or has been segregated. This neighborhood is segregated.
separate	A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication. Girls and boys in separate classes.
separation	The social act of separating or parting company. Religion involved the separation of the sacred and the profane.
sequester	Form a chelate or other stable compound with (an ion, atom, or molecule) so that it is no longer available for reactions. If the budget deal hadn t gone through there would have been a sequester of at least 100 billion.
severance	The act of severing. The severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church.
sole	Put a new sole on. The join between the upper and the sole.
solitude	A lonely or uninhabited place. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country.
underpopulated	Having a lower population density than normal or desirable. The richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast.