self-estrangementn.
/ˌsɛlfᵻˈstreɪn(d)ʒm(ə)nt/, /ˌsɛlfɛˈstreɪn(d)ʒm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈstreɪndʒmənt/, /ˌsɛlfˌɛˈstreɪndʒmənt/ Chiefly Social Sciences and Philosophy.
Alienation or detachment from one's own nature, feelings, or activities, esp. (Social Psychology) that which is thought to result from being part of a complex industrialized culture (cf. self-alienation n. 2), or as a stage in the development of consciousness. Occasionally also: estrangement from others as a result of one's own choices or actions.
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self-estrangement1841
disassociation1873
multiple personality1886
splitting1890
dissociation1897
depersonalization1904
dissociated personality1918
split personality1919
dissociative identity disorder1994
1841 Odd Fellow 16 Oct. 167/4 I am most eager to know what could possibly have produced this estrangement, I may almost say, self-estrangement, from the world.
1878 A. C. Brackett Sci. of Educ. 43 [The mind's] first stage of development is self-estrangement—it is absorbed in the observation of objects around it... This process of self-estrangement and its removal belongs to all culture.
1910 J. B. Baillie tr. G. W. F. Hegel Phenomenol. II. vi. 488 (heading) Spirit in self-estrangement—the discipline of culture.
1972 J. M. Argyle Social Psychol. of Work ix. 226 Self-estrangement—failure to regard the work as a central life interest or means of self-expression, experiencing a depersonalized detachment while at work.
2012 Behavioral Res. in Accounting 24 193 Findings include..propensity to leave the job, physical and psychological stress, and feelings of powerlessness, self-estrangement, and alienation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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