alienation
alienation Lexical Profile
alienation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state or experience of being isolated, detached, or estranged from a group, activity, or environment to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
"Rapid urbanization can sometimes lead to a profound sense of social alienation among newcomers."
In property law, the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another.
"The trust agreement included a strict clause restricting the alienation of the family estate."
• Rhymes for alienation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French alienation or directly from Latin alienatio ('a transferring of ownership, estrangement'), a noun of action from alienare ('to make another's, estrange'), derived from alienus ('belonging to another person or place').