alienation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
    estrangement; disaffection.
  2. noun separation resulting from hostility
    estrangement.
  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
  4. noun the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
    • his behavior alienated the other students

WordNet

Al`ien*a"tion noun
Etymology
F. aliénation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.
Definitions
  1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
  2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.
  3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.
    The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.
  4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind. Syn. -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See Insanity.

Webster 1913