different between discontent vs alienation

English

Etymology

dis- +? content

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?sk?n?t?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)

1. (uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
2. (uncountable) A longing for better times or circumstances.
3. (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent.

Related terms

• discontented

Translations

Verb

discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)

1. To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

Adjective

discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)

1. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

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English

Etymology

From Middle English alienacioun, from Old French alienacion, from Latin ali?n?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?li.??ne???n]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

alienation (usually uncountable, plural alienations)

1. The act of alienating.
2. The state of being alienated.

   Synonym: estrangement
3. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
4. (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
5. (property law) The transfer of property to another person.

Translations

Further reading

• "alienation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 33.
• alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• alienation (property law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• social alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alineation

Middle English

Noun

alienation

1. Alternative form of alienacioun