alienation
noun
the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile.
alienations
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pluralof alienation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Events of every description, changes, alienations, removals, – all, all must be comprised in it; and oblivion of the past – how natural, how certain too!
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2021
John David Washington’s performance in BlacKkKlansman is impressive but the film’s quasi-Brechtian alienations and comic cartoonery arguably mean that it is more difficult to engage with his character emotionally.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2019
Events of every description, changes, alienations, removals--all, all must be comprised in it, and oblivion of the past-- how natural, how certain too!
From Persuasion by Jane Austen
These miserable habits of tale-bearing and meddling, of backbiting and whispering, are the source of the greater part of the quarrellings, alienations, jealousies, and divisions in families.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
We might point to the divided households, to the destruction of family peace, to the many sad heart-burnings and alienations that result.
From The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by M. (Mosheim) Rhodes
