defamiliarization
defamiliarization is the alternative spelling of defamiliarisation.
Meaning of defamiliarisation
Noun
defamiliarisation (countable and uncountable, plural defamiliarisations)
- The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
- It therefore works via a process of ‘defamiliarisation’ (ostranenie) (Shklovsky instances defamiliarisation as an effect to be found in riddles with their play on words, and in euphemistic references to erotic subjects).1991, Antony Easthope, Literary Into Cultural Studies
- Synonyms:
- ostranenie
Forms of defamiliarization
| plural | defamiliarizations |
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Origin of defamiliarization
From de- + familiarization.
Questions about defamiliarization
- What is defamiliarization the alternative spelling of?
- Defamiliarization is the alternative spelling of defamiliarisation.
Words near defamiliarization in the dictionary
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