alienation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feeling of being alienated from other people
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Sense 2 noun
separation resulting from hostility
Types & categories
- isolation hypernym
Related & opposite
- alienate derivation
Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- transference hypernym
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- law domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
his behavior alienated the other students
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- action hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | alienate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | estrange |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dislike |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | isolation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alienate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | isolation |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | transference |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |