as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
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This narrow focus fails to address the root causes of crises like mental health struggles, systemic inequities, or the societal alienation that can contribute to acts of violence.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Published in France in 1958 and the United States in 1959, the book of 83 photos taken across the country—everyday scenes of cowboys, nannies, storefronts and more, with visual undertones of politics, alienation, power and injustice—influenced an entire generation of photographers.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The artificial state is the factory farming of public life, the sorting and segmenting, the isolation and alienation, the destruction of human community.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Per the synopsis: Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation, and ensuing small talk that begin to threaten her sense of self.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Published in France in 1958 and the United States in 1959, the book of 83 photos taken across the country—everyday scenes of cowboys, nannies, storefronts and more, with visual undertones of politics, alienation, power and injustice—influenced an entire generation of photographers.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The artificial state is the factory farming of public life, the sorting and segmenting, the isolation and alienation, the destruction of human community.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Per the synopsis: Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation, and ensuing small talk that begin to threaten her sense of self.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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