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
There are unkind words to be taken back, alienations to be healed, and heartburnings to be forgiven.
From Five Sermons by H. B. Whipple
How few have done justice to the sad partings, the mournful alienations that have been caused by circumstances!
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence
Everybody knows that misunderstandings create divisions in families and alienations in friendships—in parties as well as in persons—which timely inquiries would dissipate.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
