Definitions for: Alienation


[n] the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
[n] (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"
[n] the feeling of being alienated from other people
[n] separation resulting from hostility



Webster (1913) Definition: Al`ien*a"tion, n. [F. ali['e]nation, L. alienatio,
fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.]
1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.

2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of
property to another.

3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.

The alienation of his heart from the king. --Bacon.

4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties;
insanity; as, alienation of mind.

Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration;
mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See
Insanity.

Synonyms: disaffection, estrangement, estrangement

See Also: action, dislike, isolation, isolation, transfer, transference

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