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Meaning of alienation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  alienation
      n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn:
           {alienation}, {disaffection}, {estrangement}]
      2: separation resulting from hostility [syn: {alienation},
         {estrangement}]
      3: (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and
         possession of real property from one person to another; "the
         power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
      4: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become
         unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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