Usually means: Loss of love through interference.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word alienation of affection:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. alienation of affection: Merriam-Webster
  2. alienation of affection: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. alienation of affection: Vocabulary.com
  4. alienation of affection: Wiktionary
  5. alienation of affection: Dictionary.com
  6. Alienation of affection: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. alienation of affection: Rhymezone
  8. alienation of affection: FreeDictionary.org
  9. alienation of affection: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. alienation of affection: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. alienation of affection: Merriam-Webster

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. alienation of affection: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Alienation of Affection: DivorceNet.com (Annotated Divorce Law Dictionary)
  3. alienation of affection: Legal dictionary

(Note: See alienation_of_affections as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (alienation of affection)

noun:  (law) Estrangement or loss of affection between two people who have a claim on each other's affections (such as two spouses or a parent and child) that is willfully caused by interference from a third party.

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