Alienation and Separation

Alienation

Alienation noun - The loss of friendship or affection.
Usage example: after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill

Separation is a synonym for alienation in isolation topic. In some cases you can use "Separation" instead the word "Alienation" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like estrangement, unfriendliness.

Separation

Separation noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.

Alienation is a synonym for separation. You can use "Alienation" instead a noun "Separation".

How words are described

complete complete alienation complete separation
utter utter alienation utter separation
total total alienation total separation
potential potential alienation potential separation
Other adjectives: greater, subsequent.

Both words in one sentence

  • The divides in this episode are not a result of alienation, but of forcible separation – every conflict raised was forced upon the conflicted by some outside force.
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