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alienation

[eyl-yuh-ney-shuhn, ey-lee-uh-] / ˌeɪl jəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə- /


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Vladimir Tikhonov, Korean Studies professor at the University of Oslo, told AFP Guryong "symbolises the alienation of the urban poor from the mainstream of South Korean society".

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Arnold put an ocean between himself and his family, but his alienation from his past has drained all the color from his life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

The inquiry said this may have contributed to alienation and increased hesitancy.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

The anonymity and alienation of big-city life makes people hard and unfeeling.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Events of every description, changes, alienations, removals, – all, all must be comprised in it; and oblivion of the past – how natural, how certain too!

From Slate Feb. 13, 2021

John David Washington’s performance in BlacKkKlansman is impressive but the film’s quasi-Brechtian alienations and comic cartoonery arguably mean that it is more difficult to engage with his character emotionally.

From The Guardian Jan. 4, 2019

Consequently, when the war was over, they had no alienations to adjust, no broken down walls to rebuild, no breaches to close up.

From Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings by Robert Graham

What, the alienations and jealousies, the discords and contentions, and the causes of them?

From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various

To drink a tea made from saffron, foretells that you will have quarrels and alienations in your family.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller




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