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单词 alienated
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alienated


al·ien·ate

A0199900 (āl′yə-nāt′, ā′lē-ə-)tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
[Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien; see alien.]
al′ien·a′tor n.

alienated

(ˈeɪlɪəˌneɪtɪd) adjindifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
Thesaurus
Adj.1.alienated - socially disorientedalienated - socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"anomic, disorientedunoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map"
2.alienated - caused to be unlovedalienated - caused to be unloved estrangedunloved - not loved
Translations
befremdetenajenadoalienato
IdiomsSeealienate

alienated


  • adj

Synonyms for alienated

adj socially disoriented

Synonyms

  • anomic
  • disoriented

Related Words

  • unoriented

adj caused to be unloved

Synonyms

  • estranged

Related Words

  • unloved
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