alienate
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or rightTo convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
» His coolness has alienated his friends.
Seine Coolness hat seine Freunde vor den Kopf gestoßen.
Seine Coolness hat seine Freunde verprellt.
Meaning
3 sensesTo convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
entfremden
отчужда́тьotčuždátʹ, отчуди́тьotčudítʹ
відчу́жуватиvidčúžuvaty, відчу́житиvidčúžyty
transfer property or ownership
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
befremden, entfremden
отчужда́тьotčuždátʹ, отчуди́тьotčudítʹ, отвраща́тьotvraščátʹ
відчу́жуватиvidčúžuvaty, відчу́житиvidčúžyty
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
Examples
22 sentencesHis coolness has alienated his friends.
deSeine Coolness hat seine Freunde vor den Kopf gestoßen.
I feel alienated from my family.
Othering people makes them feel alienated.
We feel increasingly alienated from our work.
Tom's sardonic wit alienates a lot of people.
Translations
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Origin
Either from the above adjective or directly borrowed from Latin alienātus, see -ate (verb-Either from the above adjective or directly borrowed from Latin alienātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French aliéner.
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Forms
alienates, alienating, alienated, alienatedSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle