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Entfremdung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alienation noun The feeling of being isolated or estranged from other people or society.
  • estrangement noun The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

Senses

Entfremdung is used for these senses in English:

  • alienation (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
  • estrangement The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

alienation — full definition

  1. noun The feeling of being isolated or estranged from other people or society.
  2. noun (law) The transfer of property or rights to another owner.

estrangement — full definition

  1. noun The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
  2. noun The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.

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