Vocabulary
Alienation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the state or experience of being alienated.
Urdu meaning
انتقال ملکیت، برگشتہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But it is the growing political alienation of the Baloch people from the state that has made it harder to deal with the separatist insurgency.
Dawn Editorials —
Rising threat in Balochistan
— 2026-02-04
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Here, the narratives people have to make sense of their condition become important.There is a leftist narrative, including democratic socialism, which explains the alienation through a critique of capitalism, giving an economic explanation.
Dawn Editorials —
Democracy & capitalism`s shadow
— 2026-01-23
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In time, these narratives cleverly divert the anger and distress resulting from capitalistic alienation towards oneself, fuelling an epidemic of mental illness, or towards creating scapegoats while sparing capitalism and its contradictions.
Dawn Editorials —
Democracy & capitalism`s shadow
— 2026-01-23
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Security concerns along the border are real, but policies that punish people only deepen alienation and instability.
Dawn Editorials —
Border hardship
— 2025-12-27
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And unlike before, the public sees this with painful clarity.This painful clarity is resulting in a real sense of alienation and disappointment among the people of Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Judicial legitimacy
— 2025-12-13
Synonyms
isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, severance, parting,
Antonyms
combine, unite, reconcilement, reconciliation
Curator example
“a sense of alienation from our environment”
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