alienated
alienated Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation, estrangement, or emotional distance from a group, society, or former attachment.
"Many new students feel alienated during their first few weeks at a large university."
• verb
To cause someone to feel isolated, estranged, or emotionally disconnected from friends, society, or support (past tense and past participle of alienate).
"The company's sudden policy changes alienated many of its most loyal customers."
To transfer the ownership of property or a legal right to another person or entity (past tense and past participle of alienate).
"The landowner formally alienated a portion of the estate to establish a public nature reserve."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'alienate', which derives from the Latin 'alienatus', past participle of 'alienare' (to make another's, estranger), from 'alienus' (belonging to another), ultimately rooted in 'alius' (other).