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alienated

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al·ien·ate  (ly-nt, l--)
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. See Synonyms at estrange.
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 To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.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.

[Latin alinre, alint-, from Latin alinus, alien; see alien.]

alien·ator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alienated - socially disorientedalienated - socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map"
2.alienated - caused to be unlovedalienated - caused to be unloved                
unloved - not loved
Translations
alienated [ˈeɪlɪəneɪtɪd] ADJalienado
alienated [ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd] adjaliéné(e)
to feel alienated → se sentir étranger/ère
to feel alienated from sb/sth → se sentir étranger/ère à qn/qch


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It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have alienated them, without actual blame on either side.
Natasha suddenly shrank into herself and involuntarily assumed an offhand air which alienated Princess Mary still more.
These difficulties, indeed, with a heart so alienated from Lucy, might not press very hard upon his patience; but melancholy was the state of the person by whom the expectation of family opposition and unkindness, could be felt as a relief!
 
 
 
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