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alienated
[ ey-lee-uh-ney-tid, eyl-yuh- ]
adjective
- 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.
- withdrawn or isolated from the objective world: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.
- 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.
- 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
- the simple past tense and past participle of alienate ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ···· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of alienated1
Example Sentences
The reports included testimony from students who described feeling alienated and pressured to conceal their identity from their peers and educators.
Mr Mundine says his participation in the toxic and polarised national discussion meant he felt alienated from many in his community.
The dynamic in the exhibition is redeemed by the live events within it and their play against the archive, which feel earned but also alienated from the original artworks.
McVicar told BBC Scotland News he often felt alienated at industry events because they were dominated by people from affluent backgrounds.
“Lonely, friendless, despised at his office, estranged from his family, alienated even from his God,” is how Paula Hill, his ex-wife, described Miller in a memoir.
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