Verfremdungseffekt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɛɹˈfɹɛm.dʊŋs.ɛˌfɛkt/ rhotic; emulating German
- /vɝˈfɹɛm.duŋs.əˌfɛkt/ (Anglicised) rhotic
- /vɜːˈfɹɛm.duŋs.əˌfɛkt/ (Anglicised) non-rhotic
- /fɛːˈfɹɛm.dʊŋs.ɛˌfɛkt/ non-rhotic; emulating German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Verfremdungseffekt.
Meanings
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Brecht's distancing effect.
Brecht's famous ‘Verfremdungseffekte’^([sic]) or ‘alienation effect’, intended to counter the magical associations of stage illusion and the tendency for spellbound audiences to identify emotionally with characters on stage, both of which Brecht found abhorrent.
1997 May, Clive Barker, Simon Trussler, editors, New Theatre Quarterly, volume 13, number 50, page 114:In the 1960s, Christopher Goodwin, who's in this production, worked with someone from [Brecht's theatre]^([sic]) the Berliner Ensemble and dared to ask her about the Verfremdungseffekt. And she went: “It's just something he said at a lunchtime.”
2026 April 4, Mark Gratiss, “‘Here’s what happened, Brecht warns. Don’t let it happen again’”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verfremdungseffekte | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| verfremdungseffekt | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
ja 異化効果 (Verfremdungseffekt) · de Verfremdungseffekt (Verfremdungseffekt)