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parental alienation syndrome

parental alienation syndrome noun: a supposed disturbance in which children are obsessively preoccupied with depreciation and/or criticism of a parent.

Noun

parental alienation syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A supposed disturbance in which children are obsessively preoccupied with depreciation and/or criticism of a parent.

Questions about parental alienation syndrome

What does parental alienation syndrome mean?
Parental alienation syndrome means a supposed disturbance in which children are obsessively preoccupied with depreciation and/or criticism of a parent.
What part of speech is parental alienation syndrome?
Parental alienation syndrome is a noun.

Words near parental alienation syndrome in the dictionary

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

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