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: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation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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Certainly, one influence is the political chasm that has split our country into two alienated camps.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
People are still, kids are still wounded and vulnerable and alienated without social media.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In regular families, a prodigal son would have to reach out himself to try and arrange private time with his alienated father to hash out their differences.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
Elliot — a misfit yearning for coherence and connection; a cog raging against the machine that owns him — rebooted the alienated hero to electrifying effect.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
People are still, kids are still wounded and vulnerable and alienated without social media.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
In regular families, a prodigal son would have to reach out himself to try and arrange private time with his alienated father to hash out their differences.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
Elliot — a misfit yearning for coherence and connection; a cog raging against the machine that owns him — rebooted the alienated hero to electrifying effect.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for alienated
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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