Synonyms for distancing effect

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alienation · estrangement

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   According to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.

Example sentences

• alienation Alienation is the only thing I understand about Marxism.

By length

10 letters

alienation⁵

12 letters

estrangement³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alienation⁵ = 5 syllables).