Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alienation
4 senses of alienation
Sense 1
alienation, disaffection, estrangement -- (the feeling of being alienated from other people)
=> dislike -- (a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive")
Sense 2
alienation, estrangement -- (separation resulting from hostility)
=> isolation -- (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Sense 3
alienation -- ((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")
=> transfer, transference -- (transferring ownership)
Sense 4
alienation -- (the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students")
=> action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")