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alienazione

alienation

noun ah-lyeh-nah-TSYOH-neh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Latin alienatio

Also means

transfer (of property)

Usage Note

Alienazione covers both the philosophical/psychological sense (feelings of alienation or estrangement) and the legal sense of transferring ownership of property (alienazione di beni). In everyday speech, sentirsi alienato (to feel alienated) is more common than the noun. The plural alienazioni is regular.

Examples

"Sente un profondo senso di alienazione."

Natural Translation

He feels a deep sense of alienation.

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