alienated
Americanadjective
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indifferent or hostile.
A year after the floods, the failure of the promised rehabilitation package has fed an already alienated populace's sense of hurt and anger towards the government.
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withdrawn or isolated from the objective world.
Albert Camus's novel The Stranger is the story of an alienated, unfeeling man who kills someone for no reason and dies without remorse.
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turned away from its original purpose or course; transferred or diverted.
The investment firm, which misappropriated millions of dollars committed to it, was required to restore the alienated funds to the plaintiff.
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Law. (of property, title, rights, etc.) transferred or conveyed to another.
Much reservation territory is now owned and controlled by non-Indigenous people, depriving Indigenous nations of billions of dollars in potential income from these alienated lands.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unalienated adjective
Etymology
Origin of alienated
Example Sentences
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But over the years, Horning’s unconventional style alienated some.
They say that the gaping revenue disparity between big-market teams like the two-time defending champion Dodgers and their small-market counterparts has hurt competitive balance and alienated fans.
Overzealous security guards, higher prices and overcrowding at parties also alienated longtime fans.
But at a time when people increasingly feel alienated from politics, the rush to agree with them rather than change their minds creates a vicious cycle.
From BBC
Over time, as people are uprooted from their agricultural communities as industrialisation tears apart people's familiar attachments, individuals become "alienated", he says.
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