self-alienation
noun [ U ] (also selfalienation) uk/ˌself.eɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.eɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
psychology specialized自我异化
a state in which someone feels that they are not connected to their own feelings and actions
He depicts his fame as a form of self-alienation. 他将自己的成名描述为一种自我异化的形式。
The self-alienation of the whole of human society also meant its alienation from nature. 整个人类社会的自我异化也意味着它与自然的异化。
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- Self-alienation may be present as a reaction to the patient's loneliness and impending death.
- We may need to look more broadly at the resistance process that self-alienation may fuel.
- Self-alienation was significantly negatively correlated to the length of the patient's stay in the hospice.