单词 | alienization |
释义 | alienizationn. The action of alienating someone or something; the fact of being alienated; = alienation n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > quarrel or falling out > [noun] > alienation in feeling or affection innaturality1579 abalienation1596 estrangedness1645 estrangement1736 alienization1796 shrinking1842 1796 A. Hamilton Let. 22 Jan. in Papers (1974) XX. 45 Great difficulties will attend a bill so formed as to confirm absolutely & without limitation, existing titles, notwithstanding the alienisation of those who may have acquired Lands. 1833 Patriot 18 Dec. 426/4 Unforeseen demands have also arisen to preserve chapels from alienization, or seizure. 1850 Ld. Elgin Let. 23 Mar. (1872) 118 The annual expatriation, with a view to its eventual alienization, of the surplus swarms of her born subjects. 1935 E. V. Lucas Pleasure Trove 97 Captain Dowman,..was interested in the training of young seamen; and..could not bear to think of the alienization of so splendid a product of Great Britain [sc. the Cutty Sark]. 2000 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 2 Jan. 16 Virtual communication can be harmful, increasing the amount of alienization in society. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1796 |
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