defamiliarisation

== English == === Alternative forms === defamiliarization === Etymology === From de- +‎ familiar +‎ -isation; possibly a calque of Russian остранение (ostranenije) as used by Russian critic Viktor Shklovsky. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /diːfəˌmɪljəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ === Noun === defamiliarisation (countable and uncountable, plural defamiliarisations) (art) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them. Synonym: ostranenie Coordinate term: Verfremdungseffekt ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === defamiliarization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia