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Look up alienation or alienate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alienation may refer to: Social alienation, an individual's estrangement from society
Alienation
Social theory developed by Karl Marx
Marx's theory of alienation describes the estrangement of people from aspects of their essential human nature as a consequence of living in a society structured
Marx's_theory_of_alienation
Disconnection in social relationships
Social alienation is a person's feeling of disconnection from a group – whether friends, family, or wider society – with which the individual has an affiliation
Social_alienation
2025 studio album by Three Days Grace
Alienation (stylized as ΛLIENΛTIØN) is the eighth studio album by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on August 22, 2025, through
Alienation_(album)
Disaster exclusion zone in Ukraine
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, also called the 30-Kilometre Zone or simply The Zone, was established shortly after the 1986 Chernobyl
Chernobyl_exclusion_zone
Legal term whereby a third-party is blamed for the breakdown of a personal relationship
Alienation of affections (sometimes called homewrecker lawsuits) is a common law tort, abolished in many jurisdictions wherein an action is brought by
Alienation_of_affections
Theory of the psychological manipulation of a child
Parental alienation is a theorized process through which a child becomes estranged from one parent as the result of the psychological manipulation of another
Parental_alienation
Theatrical technique
The distancing effect, also translated as alienation effect (German: Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt), is a concept in performing arts credited to German
Distancing_effect
Phenomenon in Canadian politics
Western alienation, in the context of Canadian politics, refers to the notion that the Western provinces—British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba—have
Western_alienation
Natal alienation is the estrangement or disconnection from historical memory which occurs by severing an individual from their kinship traditions, cultural
Natal_alienation
Shooter video game
Alienation is an action role-playing shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4
Alienation_(video_game)
Purported childhood mental disorder
Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a term introduced by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner in 1985 to describe signs and symptoms he believed to be
Parental_alienation_syndrome
Government framework
Policy alienation refers to a framework which examines the experiences of governmental employees with new policies they have to implement. It has been
Policy_alienation
1948 novel by Osamu Dazai
anyone regarding the abuse. He struggles with the constant feelings of alienation and confusion with the behavior of other people, causing him to fear them
No_Longer_Human
Religious alienation is a term some use to describe how religion creates an impediment to human self-understanding. Although the roots of alienation lie far
Religious_alienation
Inability to give expression to experience through language
Linguistic alienation is an inability to give expression to experience through language or a feeling that language is incomplete or fails to capture experience
Linguistic_alienation
Frustration resulting from lack of desired sexual activity
Sexual frustration is a sense of dissatisfaction stemming from a discrepancy between a person's desired and achieved sexual activity. It may result from
Sexual_frustration
Property law
A restraint on alienation, in the law of real property, is a clause used in the conveyance of real property that seeks to prohibit the recipient from selling
Restraint_on_alienation
Theatrical genre
Verfremdungseffekt, known in English as the "estrangement effect" or the "alienation effect", was made popular by Brecht and is one of the most significant
Epic_theatre
Loss of relationship between family members
avoidance Disownment Emotional detachment Karpman drama triangle Parental alienation Psychological punishment Shunning Sibling estrangement Sibling rivalry
Family_estrangement
1972 speech by Jimmy Reid
"Alienation" (also known as the rat race speech) was Jimmy Reid's inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow. Reid's election in October
Alienation_(speech)
Act of selling church offices and roles
Simony (/ˈsɪməni/) is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the
Simony
An Anti-alienation clause is a provision in the governing document for an arrangement, such as a trust, that specifies that the beneficial or equitable
Anti-alienation_clause
Phenomenon in familial relationships
Sibling estrangement or sibling alienation is the breakdown of relationships between siblings resulting in a lack of communication or outright avoidance
Sibling_estrangement
School of Marxism aligned with humanist philosophies
early philosophical writings of Marx, in which he develops his theory of alienation, and the structural description of capitalist society found in his later
Marxist_humanism
Legal terminology
In property law, alienation is the voluntary act of an owner of some property to convey or transfer the property to another. Alienability is the quality
Alienation_(property_law)
Indifference towards politics
vote. Political apathy is sometimes considered distinct from political alienation, "the sense that voters feel like the political system does not work for
Political_apathy
American child psychiatrist (1931-2003)
parental alienation and child custody evaluations. Based on his clinical work with children and families, Gardner introduced the term parental alienation syndrome
Richard_A._Gardner
Feeling of inferiority of one's culture to another
at the personal level, cultural cringe also is manifested as cultural alienation. In 1894, Australian bush poet Henry Lawson wrote in his preface to his
Cultural_cringe
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
conflicts between the colonial government and Māori tribes resulted in the alienation and confiscation of large amounts of Māori land. New Zealand became a
New_Zealand
A fine on alienation (see Alienation (property law)), in feudal law, was a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant when he had occasion to make over
Fine_on_alienation
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
the slightest concessions. He was difficult to reason with ..." Diệm's alienation of allies who had previously supported his anticommunist efforts, including
Vietnam_War
Canadian rock band
Venus in 2012, Human in 2015, Outsider in 2018, Explosions in 2022 and Alienation in 2025. The first three albums have been RIAA certified 3× platinum,
Three_Days_Grace
Provincial land law
Sindh Land Alienation Bill of 1947 was a piece of legislation introduced by the British Sindh Assembly (now in Pakistan), with the aim of returning the
Sindh Land Alienation Bill, 1947
Sindh_Land_Alienation_Bill,_1947
Former British government body
The Alienation Office was a British Government body charged with regulating the 'alienation' or transfer of certain feudal lands in England by use of
Alienation_Office
American serial killer (1960–1994)
hearings. The evaluations found that Dahmer harbored deep feelings of alienation. A second evaluation two months later revealed Dahmer to be an impulsive
Jeffrey_Dahmer
Means by which a person dies by suicide
Philosophy Religious views Right to die School bullying Shame Social alienation Social defeat Social exclusion Social invisibility Social isolation Social
Suicide_methods
American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)
among his young fan base during his short career with his depression and alienation-themed music. Critics and audiences often credit him for his musical versatility
XXXTentacion
Concept in Karl Marx's theory of alienation
in Marx's theory of alienation and Melvin Seeman in his five logically distinct psychological states that encompasses alienation. As spoken by Marx, self-estrangement
Self-estrangement
Treatment of social attributes as real, in Marxist theory
alienation and theory of commodity fetishism; alienation is the general condition of human estrangement; reification is a specific form of alienation;
Reification_(Marxism)
The Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1900 was a piece of legislation introduced by the British Raj with the aim of limiting the transfer of land ownership in
Punjab Land Alienation Act, 1900
Punjab_Land_Alienation_Act,_1900
German-language work by Karl Marx, published 1932
conditions of modern industrial societies result in the estrangement (or alienation) of wage-workers from their own products, from their own work, and in
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
Economic_and_Philosophic_Manuscripts_of_1844
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
Organization Personhood Reification Ressentiment Rights Sittlichkeit Social alienation Social norms Spontaneous order Stewardship Traditions Values Family Worldview
Thucydides
2025 single by Three Days Grace
Records as the second promotional single from their eighth studio album, Alienation. The song was issued to radio on October 17, 2025, as the album's third
Kill_Me_Fast
Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
Organization Personhood Reification Ressentiment Rights Sittlichkeit Social alienation Social norms Spontaneous order Stewardship Traditions Values Family Worldview
Muhammad
2018 studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins
Thirty Three with William Patrick Corgan, Corgan mentioned that the track "Alienation" actually began as the opening track for what would become the band's
Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
Shiny_and_Oh_So_Bright,_Vol._1_/_LP:_No_Past._No_Future._No_Sun.
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
about this in terms of the problem of alienation. As with the dialectic, Marx began with a Hegelian notion of alienation but developed a more materialist conception
Karl_Marx
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
improvement, though it increasingly exhibited blatant corruption and alienation of the government from the people. With the beginning of perestroika in
Georgia_(country)
Anarchist critique of civilization
subsistence during the Neolithic Revolution gave rise to coercion, social alienation, and social stratification. Anarcho-primitivism argues that civilization
Anarcho-primitivism
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
psychological or philosophical manifestation of capitalist social relations as alienation and antagonism; the result of the commodification of labor and the operation
Che_Guevara
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)
message as "partying is an existential experience, sex is fraught with alienation, and everything registers as unreal and unsettling." Paul MacInnes of
The_Weeknd
2025 novel by David Szalay
Times, Dwight Garner called the book a "cool, remote novel" about "male alienation: Even as the hero advances toward the redoubts of privilege, he feels
Flesh_(Szalay_novel)
1949 novel by Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles. The story centers on Port Moresby
The_Sheltering_Sky
Sociological concept describing theoretical opposite to alienation
crisis, environmental issues, and mass alienation. Resonance sets out to provide a solution to the alienation caused by social acceleration in late modernity
Resonance_(sociology)
The Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
German philosopher (1844–1900)
theory blames Salomé's view on sexuality as one of the reasons for her alienation from Nietzsche. As articulated in her 1898 novella Fenitschka, Salomé
Friedrich_Nietzsche
2025 single by Three Days Grace
via RCA Records as the second single from their eighth studio album, Alienation. The song topped the Canada and US Mainstream Rock charts. It was the
Apologies_(song)
Sense of generalized boredom, social alienation and apathy
Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation, nihilism, and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia
Emptiness
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
community Left-wing politics Old Left New Left LGBTQ rights Marx's theory of alienation Red Scare Revolutionary socialism Socialist economics Socialist mode of
Mao_Zedong
Semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Organization Personhood Reification Ressentiment Rights Sittlichkeit Social alienation Social norms Spontaneous order Stewardship Traditions Values Family Worldview
Laozi
1959 novel by Paul Goodman
surrealist and postmodern writing". The Grand Piano or, The Almanac of Alienation (1942, Colt Press) The State of Nature (1946, Vanguard Press) The Dead
The_Empire_City
legislation for land selections since 1860 were: Crown Lands Alienation Act 1860 Crown Lands Alienation Act 1868 Land Act 1876 Crown Lands Act 1884 Land Act 1897
Land_selection_in_Queensland
English statute of 1290
amounts which could be allotted in situations such as "alienation of one-third, or alienation of one-half" of a patrimony or conquest. Glanvill is imprecise
Quia_Emptores
2012 film
Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair is a 2012 documentary film about Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers's 1992 debut studio album
Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair
Culture,_Alienation,_Boredom_and_Despair
1986 studio album by They Might Be Giants
"I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die" Flansburgh / Linnell 1:58 17. "Alienation's for the Rich" Flansburgh 2:25 18. "The Day" Flansburgh 1:27 19. "Rhythm
They_Might_Be_Giants_(album)
American singer
She also performed at South by Southwest in March 2015. Her debut EP, "Alienation" was released on July 17, 2015. After the release, she performed at CMJ
Claire_Rachel_Wilkinson
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
classless, egalitarian society of workers who were free from exploitation and alienation, controlled their own destiny, and abided by the rule "from each according
Vladimir_Lenin
Political philosophy
labour power to survive. This relationship, according to Marx, leads to alienation, periodic economic crises, and escalating class conflict. Marx theorised
Marxism
Japanese artist and activist (born 1933)
Ono's Japan Society retrospective: "[Cut Piece] unveils the interpersonal alienation that characterizes social relationships between subjects, dismantling
Yoko_Ono
Region of Canada
hold 29 seats, the New Democrats hold 5 and the Greens hold 1. Western alienation refers to the notion that Western Canada has been excluded economically
Western_Canada
American conspiracy theory and political movement
followers. Travis View says: People in the QAnon community often talk about alienation from family and friends. ... Though they typically talk about how Q frayed
QAnon
2003 film by Sofia Coppola
and Fumihiro Hayashi are also featured. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan
Lost_in_Translation_(film)
American filmmaker (born 1970)
depictions of desperate characters and explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption, alongside a bold visual style that uses constantly
Paul_Thomas_Anderson
Topics referred to by the same term
of understanding events in which he is engaged", described in Social alienation § Meaninglessness Meanings (album), a 2004 album by Gad Elbaz "Meaning"
Meaning
2009 book by Franco Beraldi
Work: From Alienation to Autonomy is a book by the Italian philosopher Franco Berardi. In the book Berardi reflects on the new forms of alienation and addresses
The Soul at Work: From Alienation to Autonomy
The_Soul_at_Work:_From_Alienation_to_Autonomy
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
teammates, sometimes motivating them but also leading to tension and alienation. Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or more games while
Michael_Jordan
American supernatural TV series (1997–2003)
relationship with Spike. Dawn suffers from kleptomania and feelings of alienation, Xander leaves Anya at the altar (after which she once again becomes a
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
American economist (1940–2023)
mathematics to economics, completing his PhD in 1969 with his dissertation, Alienation and power: towards a radical welfare economics. He was subsequently hired
Herbert_Gintis
1966 studio album by the Beach Boys
culture; and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times", addressing social alienation. Lead single "Caroline, No" was issued as Wilson's official solo debut
Pet_Sounds
Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924)
further key point was Marx's theory of alienation. While the orthodox position was that Kafka's depictions of alienation were no longer relevant for a society
Franz_Kafka
against King Henry IV of France in the French Wars of Religion. Prohibited alienation of church property. 231 30 January 1592 – 3 March 1605 (13 years, 32 days)
List_of_popes
1858–1947 Crown colonial rule in India
Reform Act of 1899; Gold Reserve Fund created for India. Punjab Land Alienation Act Inauguration of Department (now Ministry) of Commerce and Industry
British_Raj
Uprising against British Company rule
part of northern India showed their mistrust of their rulers and their alienation from them. ... For all their talk of improvement, the new rulers were
Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
South African system of racial segregation
living in South Africa during apartheid. There was a strong degree of alienation that left a strong feeling of inferiority.[page needed] Chinese South
Apartheid
1967 studio album by the Beatles
Everett's view, the lyrics to "She's Leaving Home" address the problem of alienation "between disagreeing peoples", particularly those distanced from each
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
British government statement of 1917
the Balfour Declaration three times, stating that "the causes of the alienation and exasperation of the feelings of the population of Palestine" included:
Balfour_Declaration
Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204)
near Bayeux, in 1170 and at Chinon in 1172. While there were rumours of alienation between the couple, Eleanor began to exert increasing autonomy in ruling
Eleanor_of_Aquitaine
Indian politician (born 1945)
communal polarization and poor campaign messaging, reflecting fears of alienation among minority voters. In July 2025, after devastating landslides and
Pinarayi_Vijayan
1941 book by Erich Fromm
relationship with freedom, how individual freedom can cause fear, anxiety, and alienation, and how many people seek relief by relinquishing freedom. He describes
Escape_from_Freedom
Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) is a Canadian collective that brings together architects, urban planners, activists, and advocates from across
Architects Against Housing Alienation
Architects_Against_Housing_Alienation
Social classification practised in India
century. Colonial officials, for instance, enacted laws such as the Land Alienation Act in 1900 and Punjab Pre-Emption Act in 1913, listing castes that could
Caste_system_in_India
Indigenous people of Northern Europe
from home and prohibited from speaking Sámi has resulted in cultural alienation, loss of language, and lowered self-esteem. The Sámi languages belong
Sámi_people
1925 opera by Alban Berg; Berg's first opera
music, he linked psychological and social dimensions and exposed social alienation. He also invoked latent themes and topics of destiny and nature, reflecting
Wozzeck
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
measuring approximately 2600 square km, officially called the "zone of alienation". The area has largely reverted to forest and was overrun by wildlife
Chernobyl_disaster
Marxism as expounded by Marx and Engels
emerged after their deaths. The core concepts of classical Marxism include alienation, base and superstructure, class consciousness, class struggle, exploitation
Classical_Marxism
2018 nonfiction book by Tao Lin
Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change is a 2018 nonfiction book by Tao Lin. It is his first nonfiction book, and eighth book total.[citation needed]
Trip_(book)
found that claims of parental alienation and domestic abuse can occur at the same time. The research on parental alienation was found to often use self-report
Family Justice System of England and Wales
Family_Justice_System_of_England_and_Wales
Cambodian communist leader (1925–1998)
community Left-wing politics Old Left New Left LGBTQ rights Marx's theory of alienation Red Scare Revolutionary socialism Socialist economics Socialist mode of
Pol_Pot
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
catastrophe, al-nakba, to imprint the suffering caused by dispersal, exile, alienation and denial ... The nakba is the root cause of the Palestinian diaspora
Nakba
Broad genre of popular music
apathetic and angst-filled, and often concerned themes such as social alienation and entrapment, although it was also known for its dark humor and parodies
Rock_music
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Boy/Male
English American Latin
Wealthy man.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
West Meadow; Variant of the English Surname Westley
Boy/Male
Indian, Japanese
Blessed
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Ruler; Guardian of the North East
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bold; Brave
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : topographic name for someone who lived in a stone-built house (see Stone), with the habitational or agent suffix -er.Translation of German Steiner.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Goddess of Narmada
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English serm(o)un ‘sermon’, a metonymic occupational name for a preacher, or perhaps a nickname for a long-winded and pompous person.Dutch : variant of Simon, with epenthetic -r-.
Female
Spanish
Pet form of Spanish Rosario, CHARO means "rosary."
Girl/Female
Tamil
A Goddess
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adv.
In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.
n.
A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.
n.
State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.
n.
A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action, and could not enter. This effect of such alienation is now obviated by statute in both England and the United States.
n.
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.
n.
A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.
n.
Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation.
n.
Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
n.
A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.
n.
A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
p. p. / a.
In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.
n.
A partial alienation of reason.
n.
Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property.
n.
The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
v. t.
To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.
n.
Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
v. i.
To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.
n.
The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord.
n.
Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind.
n.
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.