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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- withdrawn or isolated from the objective world: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 51Թ Forms
- ܲ···· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alienated1
Example Sentences
Greene, who defected to the Liberal Democrats on Friday, claimed he was not alone in feeling the Conservatives' shift to tackle the threat posed by Reform had alienated certain members.
By the time he entered office, Yoon had not only alienated his oldest friend, but many moderate voters, and he had set himself up for a clash with the powerful opposition, that controlled the parliament.
On set, it was said he could be petulant and exhausting, an attitude that alienated directors and his co-stars, including Marlon Brando on the set of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
“His behavior and actions have definitely alienated a group of consumers and created malcontent,” Ives said.
Tom from Hertfordshire said he was alienated from his father as a child as he believed his mother felt hurt and rejected.
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