alienator

Definition of Alienator in English :

1. alienator

an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alienator

verb (transitive)

1.

to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange

2.

to turn away; divert

to alienate the affections of a person

3. law

to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈalienˌated or ˈalienˌating

1.

to transfer the ownership of (property) to another

2.

to make unfriendly; estrange

his behavior alienated his friends

3.

to cause to be withdrawn or detached, as from one's society

4.

to cause a transference of (affection)

tr.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 To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.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.