| 释义 |
alienatorenUK
al·ien·ate A0199900 (āl′yə-nāt′, ā′lē-ə-)tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
[Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien; see alien.]
al′ien·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alienator - an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostiledisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
IdiomsSeealienatealienatorenUK
Words related to alienatornoun an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostileRelated Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
|