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Alienated
see synonyms of alienatedAdjective
1. alienated, anomic, disoriented
socially disoriented
Example Sentences:'anomic loners musing over their fate''we live in an age of rootless alienated people'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Alienated
see synonyms of alienatedadjective
indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
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Alienated
see synonyms of alienatedtr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates
1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.
2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.
3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).
4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
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