Spanish Conversation · Level 105
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Spanish word
enajenación
Pronunciation
IPA/enaxenaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounalienation
Example
Siento enajenación en el trabajo.
I feel a sense of alienation at work.
More examples
En la fiesta, notó enajenación hacia el resto del grupo.
At the party, she felt alienation toward the rest of the group.
Core concept
A feeling of emotional disconnection from other people and the surroundings.
Common phrases
enajenación social
social alienation
síntomas de enajenación
symptoms of alienation
aislamiento y enajenación
isolation and alienation
Similar words
soledad: Inner loneliness felt even when surrounded by other people.
aislamiento: Being isolated by circumstances or barriers that block contact with others.
desconexión: Emotional disconnection that weakens ties to people and daily life.
rechazo: Experience of social rejection and the pain of not belonging.
Definition in Spanish
Sentimiento de estar apartado o desconectado de otras personas o del entorno.
Word origin
From Spanish enajenar and ultimately Latin alienare 'to make other' (from alienus 'other'), historically also used for legal transfer and mental derangement but now mainly for emotional estrangement.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine (la enajenación) and in everyday speech it often sounds formal or clinical, so speakers often say me siento desconectado or me siento excluido when describing personal feelings.
Other meanings
- insanitynoun
- transfernoun
Opposites
- pertenenciabelongingnoun
- integraciónintegrationnoun
Related words
- enajenaralienateverb
- enajenadoalienatedadjective