die Kindesentfremdung
Translation
parental alienation, child alienation
Examples
Kindesentfremdung ist ein ernstes Problem.
Parental alienation is a serious problem.
Er leidet unter der Kindesentfremdung.
He is suffering from parental alienation.
Grammar Patterns
to suffer from ((sth.)) He is suffering from parental alienation.
Similar Words
Eltern-Kind-Entfremdung (parent-child alienation)
Etymology
A compound of 'Kindes' (of the child) and 'Entfremdung' (alienation), from the word 'fremd' (foreign, strange).
Memory Tips
Break it down: a child ('Kind') is made to feel like a stranger ('fremd') to a parent, leading to alienation ('Entfremdung').