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parental alienation

parental alienation noun: the coercion of a child into behaving in a hostile or fearful manner toward one of the parents.

Noun

parental alienation (uncountable)

  1. The coercion of a child into behaving in a hostile or fearful manner toward one of the parents.

Questions about parental alienation

What does parental alienation mean?
Parental alienation means the coercion of a child into behaving in a hostile or fearful manner toward one of the parents.
What part of speech is parental alienation?
Parental alienation is a noun.

Words near parental alienation in the dictionary

  1. parent-to-be
  2. parentage
  3. parentages
  4. parental
  5. Parental Accompaniment
  6. parental alienation
  7. parental alienation syndrome
  8. parental control
  9. parental controls
  10. parental figure
  11. parental home

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