alienation

UK/eɪlɪə'neɪʃ(ə)n/US/.eiljә'neiʃәn/

Definitions

A feeling of isolation or estrangement from others or society

疏离感，隔阂；（哲学）异化

The legal transfer of property to another owner

（法律）财产转让

Root Breakdown

Native English

aliother, another

-ento put into, to cause

-ationact, process, state

=alienation

The noun of alienate: the state of being made 'other.' In sociology and Marxist theory it names a specific condition — workers feeling cut off (alienated) from their labor and from each other.

Root ali still carries 27 more words

Common Collocations

1.sense of alienation疏离感
2.social alienation社会隔离
3.cultural alienation文化隔阂

Example Sentences

1.
Many teenagers go through a period of alienation from their parents.
2.
The novel explores the alienation of modern city life.
3.
Marx wrote extensively about the alienation of workers under capitalism.

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