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: feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole : affected by alienation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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In March, dozens of Arab, Muslim and Palestinian American leaders declined a White House request to meet with community organizers in Chicago ahead of the Illinois primary, feeling alienated by Biden’s staunch support of Israel and the flow of U.S. weapons that Israel used to bombard Gaza.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, heavy-handed military operations against armed groups alienated communities caught in the crossfire.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
But a Brookings Institution analysis reviewed by Axios indicates that alienated men and youths, especially in low-income areas, likely were behind the jump.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Feeling alienated from much of 21st-century pop, Perry’s generation needed a lifeline to the past — and the Stewart albums did the trick, even if the formula was hardly fresh.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, heavy-handed military operations against armed groups alienated communities caught in the crossfire.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
But a Brookings Institution analysis reviewed by Axios indicates that alienated men and youths, especially in low-income areas, likely were behind the jump.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Feeling alienated from much of 21st-century pop, Perry’s generation needed a lifeline to the past — and the Stewart albums did the trick, even if the formula was hardly fresh.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alienated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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