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: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation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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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
At the start of creating A Complicated Woman, Taylor felt alienated from her own feelings – a strange paradox, perhaps, for an artist who has never minced her lyrics and one whose powerful live shows, for many, feel like akin to a spiritual reverie.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
Surreally blurring the lines between TV fiction and reality, the A24 film follows an alienated teen boy who deeply bonds with an older female classmate over a monster-of-the-week TV show that comes on past his bedtime.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Scroll to play video Voters in Wilson described feeling alienated and worn down by the emphasis on race and identity in politics.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2024
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
At the start of creating A Complicated Woman, Taylor felt alienated from her own feelings – a strange paradox, perhaps, for an artist who has never minced her lyrics and one whose powerful live shows, for many, feel like akin to a spiritual reverie.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
Surreally blurring the lines between TV fiction and reality, the A24 film follows an alienated teen boy who deeply bonds with an older female classmate over a monster-of-the-week TV show that comes on past his bedtime.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Scroll to play video Voters in Wilson described feeling alienated and worn down by the emphasis on race and identity in politics.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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