as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
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The animated voyage, with its themes of alienation and aliens, arrives at a time when immigrants in this country, and Latinos at large, have become the target of brutal ICE raids that ignore due process and racially profile citizens and undocumented people alike.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
These were stories about fear as metaphor: adolescence, alienation, the fragile armor of identity.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
First and foremost, we are targeted by fear: of scarcity, of alienation, of violence, of loss.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Much has been made of the rise of incel culture (involuntarily celibate) but there’s a much broader and moderate feeling of alienation amongst young boys.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
These were stories about fear as metaphor: adolescence, alienation, the fragile armor of identity.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
First and foremost, we are targeted by fear: of scarcity, of alienation, of violence, of loss.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Much has been made of the rise of incel culture (involuntarily celibate) but there’s a much broader and moderate feeling of alienation amongst young boys.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for alienation
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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