English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Alienation Pronunciation
Alienation is pronounced ay-lee-uh-NAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən/.
ay-lee-uh-NAY-shuhn
US /ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən/ · UK /ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən/
Syllables: ay · lee · uh · NAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The feeling of being cut off from other people or from the work you do.
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Alienation in a Sentence
- Marx used alienation to describe factory labour.
- Six months abroad left him with a sense of alienation.
- The policy caused widespread alienation among staff.
Common Mispronunciations of Alienation
Not a-lee-uh-NAY-shuhn
The opening is the long ay of alien, the word underneath this one, not a clipped a. Five beats and the fourth one peaks.
Not ay-LEE-uh-nay-shuhn
Adding ation to a verb drags the volume to the ay near the end, which is why alienate and alienation do not share a peak with alien.
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