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alienated

UK/'eljənetɪd/US
B1

Definitions

adj.

Feeling isolated, estranged, or no longer connected to others

疏远的;感到格格不入的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
alienateother, another
+
-edto make, having
=alienated

Past participle of alienate used as an adjective: describing someone who has been made to feel 'other' — cut off and estranged.

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel alienated感到疏远
  • 2.alienated youth被边缘化的年轻人
  • 3.alienated worker被异化的工人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt increasingly alienated from her old group of friends.

  • 2.

    Alienated young people may turn away from politics entirely.

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