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alienation

noun [U] (SEPARATION)
 
 
/ˌeɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

Definition

the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you: Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them.Science of psychology and psychoanalysisMind and personality
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