Meanings
nounsocial death (uncountable)
- idiomaticuncountablehuman sciencesThe alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 社會性死亡 /社会性死亡, 社死
- 社會性死亡 /社会性死亡 (shèhuìxìng sǐwáng)alienation
- 社死 (shèsǐ)alienation
Dutch sociale dood
- sociale doodalienation
Finnish sosiaalinen kuolema
- sosiaalinen kuolemaalienation
French mort sociale
- mort socialealienation
Cite this entry
APA
social death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20death
MLA
“social death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20death.
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