alienation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
noun separation resulting from hostility
noun (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another

From Middle English alienacioun, borrowed from Old French alienacion, itself borrowed from Latin aliēnātiōnem.

The difference which originated at Will and Dulcie's marriage had ended in alienation. — Girlhood and Womanhood: The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes, Sarah Tytler
There man never raised the barrier of alienation between himself and the rest of the world. — Creative Unity, Rabindranath Tagore
To me, he signified the threatening danger was not so much death, as permanent alienation of intellect. — Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

disaffection, estrangement

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