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alienatea‧li‧en‧ate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEalienate |
Present | I, you, we, they | alienate | | he, she, it | alienates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | alienated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have alienated | | he, she, it | has alienated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had alienated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will alienate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have alienated |
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Present | I | am alienating | | he, she, it | is alienating | | you, we, they | are alienating | Past | I, he, she, it | was alienating | | you, we, they | were alienating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been alienating | | he, she, it | has been alienating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been alienating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be alienating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been alienating |
- Jackson's comments alienated many baseball fans.
- But, by courting them with such policies, they may alienate mainstream voters.
- He felt safer in the intellect, a fact that would at times alienate those who thought him arrogant or intolerant.
- In the process, he alienated his wife and kids and began living in a motel room.
- The situation brought out the viciousness in him, and I felt he was almost certainly going to alienate Émile for good.
alone and unhappy► lonely also lonesome American unhappy because of being alone or without friends: · Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.· Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.· I get so lonesome here with no-one to talk to. ► isolated feeling that there is no one you can talk to or have as a friend, because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: · Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.isolated from: · Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society. ► alienated feeling alone and as if you are not wanted or understood by other people: · We're making a special effort to help alienated members feel more part of the group.alienated from: · In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students. NOUN► people· The spectacles were sold at a price that most villagers couldn't afford, thus alienating the very people most at risk.· The problem with ballet is it alienates people because it is culture. ► voter· To do so would alienate black voters whom he desperately needs.· The session four years ago alienated many moderate voters with its fire-and-brimstone rhetoric that included attacks on gays and feminists.· But, by courting them with such policies, they may alienate mainstream voters.· Gilmore had to motivate religious-right voters without alienating other voters. VERB► feel· Prepare yourself to feel alienated, and think twice before bringing a date.· If we had a true understanding of our past, we would feel less alienated by the West and its democracy.· The fear was that white people would feel alienated. 1to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you: The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters.2to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular personalienate somebody from something He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society.—alienated adjective: Gina had become alienated from her family. |