vverb.emotionarouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendlinessSynset:alienate disaffect estrange
Examples:- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
Derivationally Related Form:alienatorestrangementdisaffection
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:estrangechange
Direct Hyponyms:drift apartdrift awaywean
Full Troponyms:drift apartwean
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: estrange, alienate, disaffect)
vverb.possessiontransfer property or ownershipSynset:alien alienate
Examples:- The will aliened the property to the heirs
Derivationally Related Form:alienable
Hypernyms:transfer
Inherited Hypernyms:alientransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotionmake withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociatedExamples:- the boring work alienated his employees
Hypernyms:affect impress move strike
Inherited Hypernyms:alienateaffect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.allcausing hostility or loss of friendlinessExamples:- her sudden alienating aloofness
Antonyms:conciliatory
Inherited Hypernyms:alienating
Similar to:antagonistic