alienated
adjective
alien·at·ed
ˈā-lē-ə-ˌnā-təd 
ˈāl-yə-
: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation
feeling lonely and alienated
… after the success of 1969's "Easy Rider," a paean to the alienated youth of the hippie generation …—
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Tesla's share price has plummeted 40% from its December peak, and its market value has fallen below $1 trillion as the EV giant faces stiffer competition from rivals and cooling interest from alienated shoppers.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
His administration has frozen foreign aid, threatened to take control of other countries’ sovereign territory, exited key international bodies and alienated Europe with an embrace of Russia.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Makeup artists are alienated gig workers who often have nothing to fall back on in case of a slow day, and Chantelle would have been no different without her extensive support system of family and friends.
—Grace Butler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Relatives became alienated over the smallest monetary disputes, and arguments both personal and business-related can fester into issues that split a household in two.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
His administration has frozen foreign aid, threatened to take control of other countries’ sovereign territory, exited key international bodies and alienated Europe with an embrace of Russia.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Makeup artists are alienated gig workers who often have nothing to fall back on in case of a slow day, and Chantelle would have been no different without her extensive support system of family and friends.
—Grace Butler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Relatives became alienated over the smallest monetary disputes, and arguments both personal and business-related can fester into issues that split a household in two.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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