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: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation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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And a range of recent polls help illustrate that many young men increasingly feel alienated or left behind by feminist narratives, including being unduly under fire and cast as villains, leading them to seek out narratives and role models exemplifying male empowerment.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
The consequences for these men and their families were severe – marriages were destroyed, and most of them became alienated from children who grew up without them around.
—T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
At a sandwich shop Nazareth, PA, a worker relayed to me her exasperation with the absurd quantity of mailers and advertisements she's been swamped by on a daily basis, which have led her to become alienated from the prospect of even making a decision of whether to vote.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The McCain shoutout by Obama is part of a larger effort by the Harris campaign to make inroads with McCain-style Republican and independent voters in Arizona who feel alienated by Trump, who publicly feuded with McCain during the last years of McCain's life.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
The consequences for these men and their families were severe – marriages were destroyed, and most of them became alienated from children who grew up without them around.
—T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
At a sandwich shop Nazareth, PA, a worker relayed to me her exasperation with the absurd quantity of mailers and advertisements she's been swamped by on a daily basis, which have led her to become alienated from the prospect of even making a decision of whether to vote.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The McCain shoutout by Obama is part of a larger effort by the Harris campaign to make inroads with McCain-style Republican and independent voters in Arizona who feel alienated by Trump, who publicly feuded with McCain during the last years of McCain's life.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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