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Add to word list. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers. to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group: Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.
feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group: These women tell us that they feel very alienated from other women. I was a really alienated, angry kid. feeling that you no longer support or agree with a person or group or their ideas:
An alienated person feels estranged or divided from others, like a shy bookworm sitting in a group of enthusiastic sports fans. The word alienated comes from the Latin alienus, which means "of or belonging to another place" — like an alien! A person who feels alienated may not actually be from another place (or planet), but he sure feels that ...
Add to word list. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers. to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group: Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.
to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world: Bullying alienates already shy students from their classmates. to turn away; transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose. Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another: to alienate lands. alienate.
1. : a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment : estrangement. alienation … from the values of one's society and family S. L. Halleck. 2. : a conveyance of property to another. Synonyms. disaffection. disgruntlement. estrangement. souring.
noun. the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants. the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.
