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alienation

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Noun

  1. The act of alienating.
  2. The state of being alienated.
  3. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  4. Verfremdungseffekt.
  5. The transfer of property to another person.
  6. The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.

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