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Alienated

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

📖 Definitions of "Alienated"

verb
  1. 1

    To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

  2. 2

    To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.

adjective
  1. 1

    Isolated; excluded; estranged.

🔄 Synonyms of "Alienated"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
disoriented(US) Alternative form of disorientated Having lost one's direction; confused.
anomic(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
estrangedHaving become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
unorientedNot oriented: lacking orientation.
unlovedNot loved.

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WordDefinition
estrangedHaving become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
disoriented(US) Alternative form of disorientated Having lost one's direction; confused.
unorientedNot oriented: lacking orientation.
unlovedNot loved.
anomic(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
isolatedPlaced or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
separatedDetached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
foreignnounLocated outside a country or place, especially one's own.
distantFar off (physically, logically or mentally).
misunderstoodNot comprehended correctly.
marginalizedSubject to marginalization.
severedSeparated, cut off or broken apart.
disposedinclined, minded
dispositionverbTo remove or place in a different position.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
marginalnoun(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
cutverb(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
alienverb(transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
excludedKept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned.
marginalisedverb

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