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estraneità

sense of alienation

noun es-trah-neh-ee-TAH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

foreignness

Usage Note

Estraneità expresses the state of feeling foreign, estranged, or unrelated to something. It is invariable in the plural (le estraneità) because it ends in a stressed vowel. It is more abstract than stranezza (strangeness) and often appears in philosophical or psychological contexts. The root adjective is estraneo (foreign, extraneous).

Examples

"Provava un senso di estraneità nel nuovo quartiere."

Natural Translation

She felt a sense of alienation in the new neighbourhood.

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