ALIENATE


Meaning of ALIENATE in English

a ‧ li ‧ en ‧ ate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

1 . to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:

The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters.

2 . to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular person

alienate somebody from something

He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society.

—alienated adjective :

Gina had become alienated from her family.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.