ostranenie

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noun

Defamiliarisation.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ostranenie.”

OriginRussian остранение →
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Meanings

nounostranenie (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDefamiliarisation.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ostranenie.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
defamiliarisation

Origin

  1. Russianостранение
  2. Englishostranenie

Russian остранение (ostranenije)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ostranenie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostranenie

MLA

“ostranenie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostranenie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostranenie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostranenie.

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