Alienated
to make indifferent or hostile:
By refusing to get a job, he has alienated his entire family.
to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world:
Bullying alienates already shy students from their classmates.
to turn away; transfer or divert:
to alienate funds from their intended purpose.
Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another:
to alienate lands.
Contemporary Examples
Many are alienated from their families already and defiance is part of their motive for leaving.
Western Jihadists in Syria Threaten to Bring Their War Back Home Maajid Nawaz April 26, 2014
Non-college whites are the most alienated and pessimistic group in the electorate and also the most nationalist.
Defend Capitalism? David Frum July 17, 2012
As a result, our young people are alienated like no generation before them.
The ‘Yobs’ Are the Problem Francis Gilbert August 10, 2011
Not surprisingly, this has alienated independents, women, and young voters outside the conservative tribe.
The Case for Crazy: What the GOP Would Learn by Picking Rick Santorum John Avlon March 15, 2012
As it happens, whites without a college degree are the most alienated of all measured voting blocs.
Bain: The Debate You Have When You Don’t Have Ideas David Frum July 13, 2012
Historical Examples
I think not; you have blighted her confidence and alienated her affections.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners B.G. Jefferis
I know not any of the number to be alienated from the true faith.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
To be alienated from him would be the bitterest grief which life could bring.
Flaming June Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
She was helplessly conscious of the result: her husband was alienated from her.
Romola George Eliot
My alienated affections wandered, and I was unfaithful to Marion.
Tono Bungay H. G. Wells
verb (transitive)
to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange
to turn away; divert: to alienate the affections of a person
(law) to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person
v.
1540s, “make estranged” (in feelings or affections), from Latin alienatus, past participle of alienare “to make another’s, estrange,” from alienus “of or belonging to another person or place,” from alius “(an)other” (see alias (adv.)). Related: Alienated; alienating.
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the act of , or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants. the state of being , withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group’s alienation from mainstream society. the act of turning away, transferring, or diverting: […]
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- Alienee
a person to whom property is alienated. Historical Examples The purchaser or alienee brought an action against the tenant-in-tail, alleging that he had no legal title to the land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 Various Nor was the alienee, doubtless, to be taxed without his own consent, any more than another tenant […]
- Aliener
a person who transfers property. noun (law) a person who transfers property to another