alienating
alienating Lexical Profile
alienating Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Causing someone to feel isolated, estranged, or disconnected from other people, an environment, or an activity.
"Moving to a sprawling metropolis where you know no one can be a deeply alienating experience."
• verb
To cause someone to feel isolated, estranged, or unsympathetic (present participle of alienate).
"The company risked alienating its most loyal customers by abruptly raising subscription prices."
To transfer ownership of property or a legal right to another person or entity (present participle of alienate, in law).
"The statute strictly prohibited the trustees from alienating any portion of the ancestral estate."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'alienate', which derives from the Latin 'alienatus', past participle of 'alienare' (to make another's, to estrange), ultimately from 'alienus' (belonging to another) and 'alius' (other).