Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eyl-yuh-ney-shuh n, ey-lee-uh-]
- /ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eyl-yuh-ney-shuh n, ey-lee-uh-]
- /ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-/
Definitions of alienative word
- noun alienative the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society. 2
- noun alienative the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants. 1
- noun alienative the act of turning away, transferring, or diverting: the alienation of land and resources from African peoples. 1
- noun alienative Law. a transfer of the title to property by one person to another; conveyance. 1
- noun alienative Statistics. the lack of correlation in the variation of two measurable variates over a population. 1
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Origin of alienative
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin aliēnātiōn- (stem of aliēnātiō), equivalent to aliēnāt(us) (see alienate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Alienative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alienative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alienative usage trend in Literature
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