Meaning of alienated in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈeɪljəˌneɪdəd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   alienated

   Definitions

   1. socially disoriented

   Examples

   • « anomic loners musing over their fate »
   • « we live in an age of rootless alienated people »

   Synonyms

   • unoriented
2. 2. caused to be unloved

   Synonyms

   • unloved